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WINDWARD ISLANDS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Windward Islands
1, record 1, English, Windward%20Islands
correct, plural, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An administrative subdivision of French Polynesia. 2, record 1, English, - Windward%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Îles du Vent
1, record 1, French, %C3%8Eles%20du%20Vent
correct, feminine noun, plural, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Subdivision administrative de la Polynésie française. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20du%20Vent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Windward Islands
1, record 2, English, Windward%20Islands
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An archipelago group, forming the south chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. 2, record 2, English, - Windward%20Islands
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Windward Islands: The name of two island groups, one in the West Indies, the other (Îles du Vent) in French Polynesia. 3, record 2, English, - Windward%20Islands
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- îles du Vent
1, record 2, French, %C3%AEles%20du%20Vent
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des îles et îlots des Antilles compris entre Porto Rico et la Trinité, et d'où, pour le navigateur qui faisait voile vers le Mexique, paraissait souffler l'alizé du nord-est. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20du%20Vent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les Anglais appellent plus spécialement «Windward Islands» («îles du côté du vent») un groupe d'îles des Petites Antilles qui comprend, dans la partie méridionale des îles du Vent, Grenade et les Grenadines, Saint Vincent, Sainte-Lucie et la Dominique. En revanche les Antilles néerlandaises et vénézuéliennes, qui bordent, à l'est du golfe de Maracaibo, la côte du Venezuela (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Blanquilla) et vers lesquelles souffle l'alizé, sont dites «îles Sous-le-Vent». 2, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20du%20Vent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20du%20Vent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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