Nord-Pas-de-Calais

British

/ nɔrpɑdəkalɛ /

noun

a region of N France, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais ): coal-mining, textile, and metallurgical industries

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For decades, the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in north-east France has played host to thousands.

From BBC

“Good evening everyone,” wrote one member of the group for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.

From The New Yorker

The biggest recipient of EU cohesion funds in mainland France is Nord-Pas-de-Calais, once an industrial powerhouse of coal, steel and textiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

He joined his battalion at Nord-Pas-de-Calais at the beginning of July, where he finished and posted his poetic masterpiece, Y Arwr'- The Hero, to the Eisteddfod.

From BBC

In December, Le Pen spectacularly lost her bid to govern the northern region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

From Washington Post

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