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Cayman Islands [1 record]

Record 1 2005-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Island group in northwest Caribbean Sea about 200 miles northwest of Jamaica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Archipel de la mer des Antilles, au sud de Cuba, formé de trois îles (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman et Cayman Brac). Capitale : George Town. [...] Anciennement dépendance de la Jamaïque, l'archipel constitue depuis 1959 une colonie britannique.

OBS

Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

En inglés Cayman Islands, archipiélago británico del Caribe, [cuya] capital es George Town.

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