Pas-de-Calais

[ pahduh-ka-le ]

/ pɑdə kaˈlɛ /

noun

a department in N France. 2607 sq. mi. (6750 sq. km). Capital: Arras.

Definition for pas-de-calais (2 of 2)

Pas de Calais

[ pahduh ka-le ]

/ pɑdə kaˈlɛ /

noun

French name of the Strait of Dover.

Example sentences from the Web for pas-de-calais

A wedge should be driven between the two allied countries, and Pas-de-Calais made the base of further operations against both.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 |Various
The managers of the mines in the Pas-de-Calais had resolved to increase the output of their mines.

France and the Republic |William Henry Hurlbert
Politics do not apparently run very high among the miners, either here or in the adjoining region of the Pas-de-Calais.

France and the Republic |William Henry Hurlbert
After the death of her husband she left Montsou with her two children, in the company of a miner from the Pas-de-Calais.

A Zola Dictionary |J. G. Patterson

I try to imagine what may be the relative merit of an inhabitant of Pas-de-Calais compared to one from Grenoble.

Letters to an Unknown |Prosper Mrime

British Dictionary definitions for pas-de-calais

Pas-de-Calais

/ (French pɑdkalɛ) /

noun

a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)

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