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CITY VICTORIA [1 record]

Record 1 2014-02-05

English

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

A city of the province of British Columbia and its capital, situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, where Haro and Juan de Fuca Straits meet.

OBS

Coordinates: 48º 25' 42'' N, 123º 21' 53'' W (British Columbia).

OBS

city of Victoria; City of Victoria: The term "city of Victoria" refers to the geographical entity, while the term "City of Victoria" refers to its governing body or administrative instance.

OBS

Inhabitant: Victorian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Ville de la province de la Colombie-Britannique qui en est aussi la capitale, située sur la pointe sud de l'île de Vancouver, à la rencontre des détroits d'Haro et de Juan de Fuca.

OBS

Coordonnées : 48º 25' 42'' N, 123º 21' 53'' O (Colombie-Britannique).

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique sous-entendu.

OBS

ville de Victoria; Ville de Victoria : La «ville de Victoria» est la ville géographique tandis que «Ville de Victoria» signifie l'administration municipale ou la personne morale.

OBS

Habitant : Victorien, Victorienne.

Spanish

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

No existe consenso entre los autores sobre el género de los nombres de ciudades y provincias. Aunque algunos sostienen que los nombres que terminan en "a" son femeninos y los que terminan en otra vocal o consonante son masculinos, generalmente se hace la concordancia con el sustantivo femenino ciudad, o provincia, según el caso.

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