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Makkah [1 record]

Record 1 2018-09-26

English

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

A city [in] western Saudi Arabia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ville d'Arabie saoudite, chef-lieu de la province du Hedjaz.

Spanish

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

Ciudad de Arabia Saudita.

OBS

La Meca: El artículo definido forma parte del nombre de la ciudad, por lo tanto se escribe con mayúscula y no se omite ni se contrae.

OBS

La Meca: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la grafía "La Meca", con el artículo con inicial mayúscula, es adecuada.

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