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Iles de
la Manche
or Iles Anglo-Normandes
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThe islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney are collectively called "les iles anglo-normandes" in French.
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Is Saint Helier French?
No. St Heiler is a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands.
What do you call the Jamaica channel in french?
Canal de Jamaïque
The channel of water between united kingdom and France?
The English call this the 'English Channel', the French call it 'la Manche' (the sleeve). The rest of the British people call it the 'English Channel' as well.
What do the French call the English channel and what does it mean?
La Manche means "the sleeve" in French. It is called that because it looks similar to a sleeve, Wide in one side (between the cities of Brest, France and Plymouth, UK) and narrow at the opposite side ( between Calais, France and Dover, UK).
What types of abalone found in the Channel Islands?
Abalone is known in the Channel Islands as ormer (ôr′mər). Being close to France, and despite being part of the UK, the Channel Islands' English is influenced by French, hence ormer, derived from the French ormier, which in turn comes from the Latin auris maris, meaning 'ear of the sea', from its shape.
What is a synonym for the English channel?
The French call it La Manche (the sleeve).
What is the abbreviation for the Channel Islands?
CI is the abbreviation for the Channel Islands.
What is the French name for the English Channel?
The English Channel is called "la Manche" in French. (Perhaps this is because the shape resembles a broomstick or shirt sleeve, two other meanings of the word.)
Which island in the English channel is French?
The Channel Islands of Guernsy and Jersey which are not a part of the UK, but are instead Crown dependencies.
What famous water seperates England and France?
The English call it The English Channel. The French call it La Manche
What is the nickname of the English Channel?
It is usually just known as 'The Channel'. In France they call it 'Le Manche' - the sleeve.
What is the name of the group of islands off the coast of California?
These are known as the Channel Islands.
