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WESTERN DIVISION [4 records]

Record 1 2023-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Crops
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
OBS

[Under the Canada Grain Act, the] Western Division means all that part of Canada lying west of the meridian passing through the eastern boundary of the City of Thunder Bay, including the whole of the Province of Manitoba.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
  • Minoterie et céréales
OBS

[Selon la Loi sur les grains du Canada, la] région de l'Ouest [est la] partie du Canada située à l'ouest du méridien qui coupe la limite est de la ville de Thunder Bay, y compris toute la province du Manitoba.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
OBS

Une des trois divisions que comptent la Ligue nationale et la Ligue américaine de baseball, les autres étant la Division Centrale et la Division Est.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
OBS

division: A unit of a professional sports league or conference in which teams in one major geographic area are grouped to provide regional rivalries.

OBS

"Divisions" stands also for amateur sports. In Canada, in such sports as figure skating and synchronized swimming, Eastern and Western Division Championships are held before the National or Canadian Championship(s). There are more geographical divisions if the number of registered clubs and athletes requires it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
OBS

On parle de «divisions» dans les sports amateurs et professionnels. Au Canada, la répartition se fait géographiquement et, souvent, selon le nombre de clubs et d'athlètes enregistrés susceptibles de se présenter aux Championnats de la Division de l'Est ou à ceux de la Division de l'Ouest servant de sélection en vue des Championnats canadiens (ou nationaux) de la discipline (dans le cas des sports amateurs) ou constituant les séries éliminatoires en vue du Championnat de la Ligue (dans le cas des sports d'équipe professionnels).

Spanish

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