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DESIGNATION CARTOGRAPHIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
DEF

A word (usually a common noun, an adjective or a phrase) e.g. printed in a map, which designates a topographic feature by its properties, but which does not constitute a toponym.

OBS

Ex: airfield, canal; water tower; perennial, seasonal (for streams).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
DEF

Terme spécifique, généralement un nom commun ou un adjectif et non un toponyme, qui figurera sur une carte et qui concourt à l'identification d'un objet géographique par l'indication du type d'entité désigné.

OBS

Ex : Cimetière; piste d'accélération; terrain de camping; château d'eau.

OBS

annotation : [terme] parfois utilisé pour exprimer cette notion.

Spanish

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