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Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peak
1, record 1, English, peak
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- beak 1, record 1, English, beak
correct, see observation, officially approved
- gables 1, record 1, English, gables
correct, see observation, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. 1, record 1, English, - peak
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dickson Peak, Sask. 1, record 1, English, - peak
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Eagles Beak, N.W.T. 1, record 1, English, - peak
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The Castle Gables, N.W.T. 1, record 1, English, - peak
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peak: widely used generic. A mountain may have more than one named peak. 1, record 1, English, - peak
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
beak: rare; generic used in N.W.T. 1, record 1, English, - peak
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
gables: rare; generic used in N.W.T. 1, record 1, English, - peak
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
peak; beak; gables: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. 2, record 1, English, - peak
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pic
1, record 1, French, pic
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- piton 1, record 1, French, piton
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
- pointu 1, record 1, French, pointu
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relief élevé dont le sommet dessine une pointe aiguë. 1, record 1, French, - pic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pic des Érables, Qué. 1, record 1, French, - pic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Piton Péquin, Qué. 1, record 1, French, - pic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Pointu de la Rivière Verte, N.-B. 1, record 1, French, - pic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pic : générique attesté au Qué. et en C.-B. 1, record 1, French, - pic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
piton : descriptif attesté au Qué. 1, record 1, French, - pic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pointu : générique attesté au N.-B. 2, record 1, French, - pic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
pic; piton; pointu : termes et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada. 2, record 1, French, - pic
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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