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pas de calaises

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Pas de Ca⋅lais

[pahduh ka-le] .
–noun
French name of the Strait of Dover.

Pas-de-Ca⋅lais

[pahduh-ka-le]
–noun
a department in N France. 1,403,035; 2607 sq. mi. (6750 sq. km). Capital: Arras.

Do⋅ver

[doh-ver]
–noun
1. a seaport in E Kent, in SE England: point nearest the coast of France. 101,700.
2. Strait of. French, Pas de Calais. a strait between England and France, connecting the English Channel and the North Sea: least width 20 mi. (32 km).
3. a city in and the capital of Delaware, in the central part. 23,512.
4. a city in SE New Hampshire. 22,377.
5. a town in N New Jersey. 14,681.
6. a city in E Ohio. 11,526.
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Dover 
port in Kent, Dofras (c.700), from L. Dubris (4c.), from Brit. *Dubras "the waters." Named for the stream that flows nearby.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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