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BIRMAN [3 records]

Record 1 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of Myanmar.

OBS

Plural form: Burmese.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née au Myanmar ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de Birmania.

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Record 2 1993-07-02

English

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

A Sino-Tibetan language, the principal language of Burma.

French

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

Langue tibéto-birmane parlée en Birmanie et dans le sud-est de l'Assam.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Genetics
  • Pets
CONT

the Birman, a breed only recently recognized in Britain, achieved almost instant popularity.

CONT

the overall impression of the ideal Burmese would be a cat of medium size and rich sable-brown colour, with the head rounder than in the Siamese.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Génétique
  • Animaux d'agrément
CONT

le birman idéal, dont la beauté est maintenant édictée, est une bête robuste, possédant des pattes courtes assez épaisses.

Spanish

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