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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAS-DE-CALAIS

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAS-DE-CALAIS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAS-DE-CALAIS

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Pas-De-Calais is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAS-DE-CALAIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais

Béthune Boulogne-sur-Mer Calais Lens Montreuil Saint-Omer Government • President of the General Council Dominique Dupilet Area1 • Total 6,671.35 km2 (2,575.82 sq mi) Population (2010) • Total 1,489,209 • Rank 7th • Density 220/km2 (580/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Department number 62 Arrondissements 7 Cantons 77 Communes 894 ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 Pas-de-Calais (French pronunciation: ​) is a department in northern France. Its name is the French equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders.

Definition of Pas-de-Calais in the English dictionary

The definition of Pas-de-Calais in the dictionary is a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover : the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307. Area: 6752 sq km.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAS-DE-CALAIS

Parzival
pas
pas de basque
Pas de Calais
pas de chat
pas de deux
pas op
pas seul
Pasadena
Pasargadae
Pasay
pascal
Pascal´s triangle
Pascal´s wager
Pasch
paschal
paschal flower
Paschal Lamb

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAS-DE-CALAIS

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

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

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

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TRANSLATION OF PAS-DE-CALAIS

Find out the translation of Pas-de-Calais to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «Pas-de-Calais» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

PAS -DE-加莱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pas -de - Calais
570 millions of speakers

English

Pas-de-Calais
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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

با دو كاليه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Па-де - Кале
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pas -de- Calais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নর্-পা দ্য কালে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pas-de- Calais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pas-de-Calais
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pas-de- Calais
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パドカレー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파드 칼레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

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

Pas-de- Calais
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாஸ்-டி-கலே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पास-दे-कॅलायस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pas-de-Calais
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pas - de - Calais
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pas- de-Calais
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Па - де- Кале
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pas-de- Calais
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Pas - de - Calais
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pas- de- Calais
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pas- de- Calais
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pas -de - Calais
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pas-de-Calais

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

The term «Pas-de-Calais» is very widely used and occupies the 20.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAS-DE-CALAIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pas-de-Calais

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAS-DE-CALAIS»

Discover the use of Pas-de-Calais in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pas-de-Calais and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
They are all relatively very much more abundant and widespread on the chalk Downs of Kent than in the Pas de Calais ; they all occur in the latter region, but are all very rare there. Other chalk grassland species show similar features; it is not ...
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Rethinking European Spatial Policy as a Hologram: Actions, ...
Actions, Institutions, Discourses Luigi Doria, Valeria Fedeli, Carla Tedesco. Nord- Pas de Calais: General Description Nord-Pas de Calais includes two departements: Nord and Pas de Calais, and it is dominated by the large urban area of Lille, ...
Luigi Doria, Valeria Fedeli, Carla Tedesco, 2006
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Deceiving Hitler: Double-Cross and Deception in World War II
Already the Twenty Committee had started to implement Plan Premium,anattempt to draw German attentiontoward the Pas de Calais. Thisutilized the Mullet, Puppet, Hamlet setup. Before the war Mullet'sinsurance company did a lot of ...
Terry Crowdy, 2011
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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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Culture and Customs of France
The provinces of France, moving clockwise from the north to the south and back up to Paris, include the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardenne, Alsace, Lorraine, Franche Comté, Rhone-Alps, Provence, Alps Côte-d'Azur, Corsica, ...
W. Scott Haine, 2006
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Engineering Geology of the Channel Tunnel
Geotechnique, ENPC, Paris, 129-137. Becq-Giraudon, J.F. Colbeaux, J.-P. and Leplat, J. (1981) Structures anciennes transverses dans le bassin houiller du Nord - Pas-de-Calais. Annates de la Societe Geologique du Nord, 117-121. Bergerat ...
Colin S. Harris, 1996
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Cross-Channel France: Nord-Pas de Calais - The Land Beyond ...
www.realfrancerealclose.fr Keep up-to-date with what's on in Nord-Pas de Calais with Nicole's newsletter. www.uk.pas-de-calais.com All-singing, all-dancing introduction to Pas de Calais – contains everything you could want to know about  ...
John Ruler, 2010
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D-Day Fortifications in Normandy
Organization Todt focused on the coasts closest to Britain along the Pas de Calais and Picardy since these were believed to be the most likely sites for an Allied invasion. Of the planned 15,0(X) bunkers, Organization Todt completed 9,671 ...
Steven J. Zaloga, 2005
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The Foreign Burial of American War Dead: A History
Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France 238 Les Essarts-le-Roi (Cemetery), France 261 Les Gonards Cemetery, Versailles, Yvelines, France 243 Les Lilas (Cemetery), France 261 Le Touret Memorial, Pas- de-Calais, ...
Chris Dickon, 2011
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Normandy: The Landings to the Liberation of Paris
... the spies could not act. There was no point, quite obviously, in diverting the enemy's attention toward the Pas de Calais if in the end the Allies were to decide to land there. Moreover, a disinformation campaign had already been mounted ...
Olivier Wieviorka, 2008

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pas-de-Calais is used in the context of the following news items.
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First Nighter: Cheek by Jowl's Declan Donnellan Gleefully Undoes …
... and La Comédie de Bethume-Centre Dramatique du Nord-Pas-de-Calais and is performed by the intrepid troupers in French with supertitles. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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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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Dewulf and Miedema continue dealer restructuring in France
... has also establishments to cover all Picardie and a part of the Pas-de-Calais, like Sapignies (1), Frévent (3) Marle (4), Harly (5) Aubenton (6), ... «PotatoPro, 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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EU falls short of migrant redistribution target
“One of three migrants who were involved in the accident last week has died,” the northern Pas-de-Calais prefecture told AFP in a statement. «gulfnews.com, 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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Remembering the British deserters of World War One
... Private Edward A. Card Time unknown / 22.9.1916 Private C. Welsh Time unknown / 6.3.1918 Abattoir, Mazingarbe, Nord – Pas-de-Calais. «British Journal of Photography, Jul 15»
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Pundit Wars: Is Mother Canada truly hideous or are we suffering …
If Allward's colossus had not been sitting there atop 15,000 tonnes of concrete in the Pas-de-Calais for 80 years, and well-liked by Canadians, ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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State aid: Commission approves €270 million in investment aid for …
... the French State and local authorities in Pas-de-Calais and, subject to approval, the European Union through the Connecting Europe Facility. «Invest in EU, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pas-De-Calais [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pas-de-calais-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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