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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
OBS

A shorthand term for nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe) that was used to describe the material found in the Earth's core.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
OBS

Nom donné autrefois à la partie centrale du globe terrestre constituée principalement de nickel et de fer.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

An Eastern Sudanic language of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken by the Luo, a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue nilo-charienne du groupe soudanais oriental de la famille nilo-saharienne parlée par les Luo, groupe ethnique vivant principalement au Kenya, à proximité du lac Victoria.

Spanish

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