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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS

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PRONUNCIATION OF NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS

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Nord-Pas-De-Calais is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Nord-Pas de Calais (French pronunciation: ( listen); Dutch: Noord-Nauw van Calais), Nord for short, is one of the 27 regions of France. It consists of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas de Calais is situated north of the Picardy region and borders Belgium in the north and east, the English Channel in the west and the North Sea in the northwest. The majority of the region was once part of Southern Netherlands, a Low Countries territory under the crown of the Holy Roman Empire and ruled by Burgundy, followed by Spain and subsequently Austria. It gradually became part of France between 1477 and 1678, particularly during the reign of king Louis XIV. The historical French provinces that preceded Nord-Pas-de-Calais are Artois, French Flanders and French Hainaut, and portions of Picardy. These provincial designations are still frequently used by the inhabitants, which offers a sense of civic pride. With its 330.8 people per km2 on just over 12,414 km2, it is a densely populated region, having some 4.

Definition of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the English dictionary

The definition of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the dictionary is a region of N France, on the Straits of Dover : coal-mining, textile, and metallurgical industries.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS

Noraid
Nord
Nordau
Nordhausen acid
nordic
Nordic skier
Nordic skiing
Nordkyn
Nordkyn Cape
Nordrhein-Westfalen
norepinephrine
norethindrone
norethisterone
Norf
Norfolk
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island pine
Norfolk jacket
Norfolk terrier
Norge

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS

beaujolais
Calais
callais
Charolais
cor anglais
cors anglais
Franglais
Millais
palais
Pas de Calais
Pas-de-Calais
Rabelais
Valais

Synonyms and antonyms of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Nord-Pas-de-Calais» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Nord-Pas-de-Calais to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Nord-Pas-de-Calais from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Nord-Pas-de-Calais» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

NORD- PAS -DE-加莱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nord - Pas -de - Calais
570 millions of speakers

English

Nord-Pas-de-Calais
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नोर्ड -Pas - de-Calais
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نور با دو كاليه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Норд- Па-де - Кале
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nord- Pas -de- Calais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নর্-পা দ্য কালে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Nord-Pas -de- Calais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nord-Pas-de-Calais
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nord-Pas- de-Calais
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ノールパドカレ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노르 파드 칼레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nord-Pas-de-Calais
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Nord- Pas-de- Calais
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Region Nord-Pas-டி-கலே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॉर्द-पास-दे-कॅलायस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nord-Pas-de-Calais
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nord - Pas - de - Calais
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nord - Pas- de-Calais
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Норд - Па - де- Кале
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Nord- Pas-de- Calais
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Nord - Pas - de - Calais
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nord -Pas -de- Calais
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Nord - Pas - de- Calais
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nord - Pas -de - Calais
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Nord-Pas-de-Calais

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS»

The term «Nord-Pas-de-Calais» is very widely used and occupies the 23.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS»

Discover the use of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nord-Pas-de-Calais and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cross-Channel France: Nord-Pas de Calais - The Land Beyond ...
The guide also reveals where visitors can shop for cut-price goods and where they can cycle, walk or ride horses. Bradt's Cross-Channel France is packed with information for day trips as well as longer family-friendly holidays.
John Ruler, 2010
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Authentic Co-production of Public Space: A Study of Local ...
Prefecture de Region Nord - Pas de Calais & Conseil Regional Nord - Pas de Calais 1996, Control de Plan Etat - Region 1994 - 1998. Les cles de la politique de la ville. Sites prioritaires. Prefecture de Region Nord - Pas de Calais and ...
Paola Michialino, 2006
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Rethinking European Spatial Policy as a Hologram: Actions, ...
Nord-Pas de Calais was eligible under former Objective 1 and Objective 2 of the ERDF in 1994- 9, along with several Community Initiatives. It is now being phased out of new Objective 1 and is still eligible under new Objective 2, and benefits ...
Luigi Doria, Valeria Fedeli, Carla Tedesco, 2006
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Opposing Fascism: Community, Authority and Resistance in Europe
6 TOWN COUNCILS OF THE NORD AND PAS-DE-CALAIS REGION: LOCAL POWER, FRENCH POWER, GERMAN POWER 1 3 4 5 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Originally published as 'Les municipalités du Nord/Pas-de-Calais: pouvoir  ...
Tim Kirk, Anthony McElligott, 1999
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Crime, Histoire et Sociétés, 2001/1
CONCLUSION Comparison of the use of military troops as an extended police force in Westphalia and Nord-Pas-de-Calais shows that the extremely frequent calls upon the army in Nord-Pas-de-Calais were not due to difficulties of the French ...
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Local Government in Occupied Europe (1939-1945)
Theoretically, these departmental councils had to resemble the pre-war 'Conseils Généraux' and through its members (in Nord/Pas-de-Calais mostly mayors) reconnect the regime with the local level. In Nord, the new council was opened on ...
Bruno de Wever, Herman van Goethem, Nico Wouters, 2006
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Local Governance in England and France
Newton, K. and Karran, T. (1985) The Politics ofLocal Expenditure, London: Macmillan. Nord/Pas-de-Calais Regional Council (1994a) Bilan d'exécution du Contrat de plan état/région Nord/Pas-de-Calais, 1989-1993, Lille. Nord/Pas-de- Calais ...
Alistair Cole, Peter John, 2012
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Economic Geography and Public Policy
See discontinuities: of policies, of public policies, of tax rises non-linearity: of tax competition and economic integration non-tradable goods Nord-Pas de Calais normalization issues Norwegian industries number of equilibria Objective regions.
Richard Baldwin, Rikard Forslid, Philippe Martin, 2011
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Cross-Border Governance in the European Union
I also thankJef van Staeyen, the COPIT director, for the discussions we had together on the question of Euroregional governance and Benoıt Guinamard working at the Nord-Pas-de-Calais CESR for his arguments on the 'identity' and historical ...
Barbara Hooper, Olivier Kramsch, 2004
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Bridging Divides: The Channel Tunnel and English Legal ...
Divided by a deceptively narrow strip of often dangerous sea, Kent and Nord-Pas de Calais are the English and French regions surrounding the tunnel terminals on either side of the Channel. Today, relations between Kent and Nord-Pas de ...
Eve Darian-Smith, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nord-Pas-de-Calais is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Digital Radio Association Forms in France
Unanimously, we say, 'Yes to digital radio in Nord-Pas-de-Calais' and we are with the CTA of Lille and the CSA going forward." ... «Radio magazine, Jul 15»
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Police attacks on migrants intensify as Calais ferry strike enters …
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, whose economy has collapsed after the closure of coal mines, steel mills, and textile plants, has one of the ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
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In France, desperately seeking Tsipras
Le Pen is charging ahead and will test-drive her Syriza-like policies from the fall during a regional election campaign in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, ... «Politico, Jul 15»
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French broadband rollout set to accelerate
Regions including Alsace and Nord-Pas-de-Calais will launch their deployment projects by the end of the year. Slightly over 6 million km of ... «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
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Tristin Hopper: Canada's Vimy Ridge tour is a shallow and unworthy …
But at the heart of Great War country in Nord-pas-de-Calais, France, we're up against some of the greatest history-tellers on the planet. «National Post, Jul 15»
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Thomas Ruyant sailing with Adrien Hardy in the transatlantic race
The association, Le Souffle du Nord continues to bring together stakeholders from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region to accompany Thomas ... «Vendée Globe, Jul 15»
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France: market slow for early leek varieties
Leeks are produced in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais (13% of national production), Lower Normandy and Brittany (together represent 28% of national ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
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France: Lettuce prices, volume increased in May
Acreage of summer crops has decreased since 2014-2015 (-1% to 5,045 hectares) mainly in the North (Nord-Pas-de-Calais -8.5% and ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
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France : chicory prices up compared to last year
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy represent 91% of national chicory production). 1,000 hectares were lost in Picardy (-35%/last year, -40%/ ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
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Five Tour de France stages that could determine who wins the …
STAGE 4, Tuesday: Hilly 224-kilometre (139-mile) trek from Seraing to Cambrai in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It is the ... «CTV News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nord-Pas-De-Calais [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nord-pas-de-calais>. May 2024 ».
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