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BERMUDAS [2 records]

Record 1 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

British colony comprising a group of about 300 islands (of which only some 20 are inhabited).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Archipel britannique de l'Atlantique, au nord-est des Antilles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Archipiélago británico del Atlántico, al noroeste de las Antillas.

OBS

Bermudas; islas Bermudas: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda las formas "islas Bermudas" o "las Bermudas", en plural, con mayúscula en "Bermudas" y con artículo incluso si se omite "islas".

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Record 2 2012-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing
DEF

Short pants that reach to just above the knee.

OBS

"Bermudas" and "Bermuda shorts" were not capitalized in the Webster's International dictionary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements
DEF

Genre de short étroit dont les jambes descendent plus ou moins près des genoux.

Spanish

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