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SAIPAN [2 records]

Record 1 2021-12-22

English

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

A municipality of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Municipalité du Commonwealth des Mariannes du Nord.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-26

English

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

Island, part of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the western Pacific Ocean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

La plus importante des îles Mariannes [là où se trouve le centre administratif du Commonwealth des Mariannes du Nord]. [...] D'origine volcanique.

OBS

Saipan : toponyme qui n'est jamais précédé d'un article défini.

OBS

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

Spanish

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