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Nord-Pas-de-Calais

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Nord-Pas-de-Calais (French) [nɔrpɑdəkalɛ]
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(Placename) a region of N France, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): coal-mining, textile, and metallurgical industries
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Noun1.Nord-Pas-de-Calais - a region in northeastern France
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


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By comparing western Scotland with similar post-industrial areas of Europe, such as the Nord-Pas-de-Calais in northern France and the Ruhr in western Germany, researchers at the centre have identified a "Glasgow effect".
Local politicians came to blows over funding of the film when the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional council contributed €600,000 to the €11m (£8.
The Centre was accredited without reservation by the Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) in June 2005 and, with the Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire, forms the Regional Reference Center in Cancer du Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
 
 
 
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