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Record 1 2002-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
DEF

Toponym found in historical document(s) and being no more in current use.

OBS

Ex: Eboracum (for York, England); Mediolanum (for Milano, Italy); New Amsterdam (for New York, USA); Edo (for Tokyo, Japan).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
DEF

Toponyme relevé dans un ou plusieurs documents historiques et qui n'est plus usité.

OBS

Ex: Ville-Marie pour Montréal au Québec; Lutèce ou Lutetia pour Paris en France; Berlin pour Kitchener en Ontario.

Spanish

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