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country [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- country-style
1, record 1, English, country%2Dstyle
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- country 1, record 1, English, country
proposal
- rural 1, record 1, English, rural
proposal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère champêtre
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20champ%C3%AAtre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- country 1, record 2, English, country
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
You can get the boy out (of) the country, but you can't get the country out (of) the boy. Source: Chester Himes, All Shot Up, Penguin, 1960, p. 92. 2, record 2, English, - country
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- campagne
1, record 2, French, campagne
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un gars de la campagne peut quitter son fumier, le fumier lui collera toujours au pied. Source: Himes Imbroglio negro, Carré noir, 1960, p. 133 - traduction par J. Fillion; Août 1980. 2, record 2, French, - campagne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- campiña
1, record 2, Spanish, campi%C3%B1a
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-04-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- country
1, record 3, English, country
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- land 2, record 3, English, land
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The concrete geographic unit occupied by a people. 3, record 3, English, - country
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pays
1, record 3, French, pays
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité géographique concrète occupée par un peuple. 2, record 3, French, - pays
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-09-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- country
1, record 4, English, country
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Living, located, or operating in the country: of, belonging, or appropriate to rural regions: suitable to or suggestive of the country rather than the city (a country school) (and also) prepared, processed or preserved with farmhouse supplies and procedures rather than those employed in industrial plants (country butter) ... 2, record 4, English, - country
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- campagnard
1, record 4, French, campagnard
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui habite la campagne. 2, record 4, French, - campagnard
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-09-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Agriculture - General
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- country
1, record 5, English, country
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or pertaining to the rural districts; living in, situated in, belonging to or characteristic of the country (often as contrasted with the town); rural, rustic: as in country bank, boy, breeding. 2, record 5, English, - country
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Agriculture - Généralités
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- terrien
1, record 5, French, terrien
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui concerne la terre. 2, record 5, French, - terrien
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-02-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
- Popular Music
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- country music
1, record 6, English, country%20music
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- hillbilly music 1, record 6, English, hillbilly%20music
correct
- country 2, record 6, English, country
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
any music deriving from or imitating folk style or the style of the western cowboy esp. as exploited commercially. 1, record 6, English, - country%20music
Record 6, Key term(s)
- hillbilly
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
- Musique populaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- musique country
1, record 6, French, musique%20country
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- country music 1, record 6, French, country%20music
correct, feminine noun
- country 1, record 6, French, country
correct, see observation
- musique hillbilly 1, record 6, French, musique%20hillbilly
correct, feminine noun
- hillbilly 1, record 6, French, hillbilly
correct, see observation
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Country [...] Style de musique populaire propre à la population blanche du sud-est des États-Unis. 1, record 6, French, - musique%20country
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
hillbilly (musique), musique jouée, entre les deux guerres, par les petits Blancs miséreux des collines des États du sud des États-Unis (Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginie). [...] Le terme de «hillbilly», en raison de sa consonance trop campagnarde, fut [...] [ensuite] remplacé par celui de «country and western», puis simplement «country». 1, record 6, French, - musique%20country
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «country» est une formule musicale établie par le CRTC désignant un genre de musique qu'une station de radio est autorisée à diffuser. 2, record 6, French, - musique%20country
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1991-03-06
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- country
1, record 7, English, country
correct, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tract of terrain, inland from coastal settlements. 1, record 7, English, - country
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
St. Shotts Country, Nfld. 1, record 7, English, - country
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rare; used in Nfld. 1, record 7, English, - country
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
country: term and definition validated by 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 7, English, - country
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- arrière-pays
1, record 7, French, arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Non attesté en français au Canada. 2, record 7, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
arrière-pays : terme uniformisé par 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 7, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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