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Record 1 2011-08-29

English

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

City, south Transvaal, north east Republic of South Africa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

La plus grande ville de l'Afrique du Sud.

Spanish

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

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que, según el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, la forma tradicional en español para esta ciudad es Johannesburgo (pronunciada con h aspirada) y no deben usarse ni la forma inglesa Johannesburg ni la simplificada Johanesburgo.

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