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U.S. [2 records]

Record 1 2022-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
US
classification system code, see observation
USA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country ... in North America bordering on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans.

OBS

Capital: Washington, D.C.

OBS

Inhabitant: American.

OBS

United States: common name of the country.

OBS

US; USA: codes recognized by ISO.

OBS

The "United States" and the "United States of America" are treated as singular nouns.

OBS

United States; ; US; USA: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
US
classification system code, see observation
USA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État fédéral d'Amérique du Nord borné au nord par le Canada et, pour ce qui est de l'Alaska, l'océan Arctique, à l'est par l'océan Atlantique, au sud par le Mexique et le golfe du Mexique, et à l'ouest par l'océan Pacifique.

OBS

Capitale : Washington.

OBS

Habitant : Américain, Américaine.

OBS

États-Unis : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

US; USA : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller aux États-Unis, visiter les États-Unis

OBS

États-Unis; É.-U. : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
US
classification system code, see observation
USA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

País de América del Norte.

OBS

Capital: Washington D. C.

OBS

Habitante: estadounidense.

OBS

Estados Unidos: nombre usual del país.

OBS

US; USA: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

Estados Unidos de América: El nombre del país puede usarse con artículo o sin él: los Estados Unidos de América o Estados Unidos de América.

OBS

EE. UU.; EUA: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que tanto la abreviatura "EE. UU." (duplicando las letras para indicar el plural, con puntos abreviativos y espacio intermedio) como la sigla "EUA" son adecuadas para referirse a los Estados Unidos.

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Record 2 1993-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Works as an umbrella foundation for projects that are primarily concerned with natural resource conservation, national unity maintenance, and problems faced by partially sighted people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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