"Pas de Calais" meaning in French

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Proper name

Etymology: pas 'a pass, strait' (from Latin passus 'step, pace') + de 'of' + Calais Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Pas de Calais ?
  1. the English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between Dover (England) and Calais (France) Categories (place): France, Straits, United Kingdom Derived forms: Pas-de-Calais
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