Pas de Calais: Meaning and Definition of

Pas de Ca•lais

Pronunciation: (päd ka-le'). [key]
  1. French name of the Strait of Dover.

Pas-de-Ca•lais

Pronunciation: (päd-ka-le'), [key]
— n.
  1. a department in N France. 1,403,035; 2607 sq. mi. (6750 sq. km). Cap.: Arras.
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