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Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- British
1, record 1, English, British
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Of or having to do with Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or its people. 2, record 1, English, - British
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- britannique
1, record 1, French, britannique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- británico
1, record 1, Spanish, brit%C3%A1nico
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-06-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Open University
1, record 2, English, Open%20University
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- OU 2, record 2, English, OU
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- British Open University 2, record 2, English, British%20Open%20University
correct
- British OU 2, record 2, English, British%20OU
correct
- British OU 2, record 2, English, British%20OU
- Britain's Open University 2, record 2, English, Britain%27s%20Open%20University
correct
- Britain's OU 2, record 2, English, Britain%27s%20OU
correct
- Britain's OU 2, record 2, English, Britain%27s%20OU
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An institution of higher education, granted its Royal charter as a University in 1969, which uses correspondence materials, radio and television broadcasts, home experimental kits, etc., to enable a large number of adults to study for degrees (and other higher education courses) in their own homes, and on a part-time basis. 2, record 2, English, - Open%20University
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it is only in the last decade that large numbers of students in the United Kingdom have taken university courses "at a distance". We are referring of course to the Open University which was established in 1969, and which has probably more experience than any other institution of the problem of distance education.... 3, record 2, English, - Open%20University
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Open University anglaise
1, record 2, French, Open%20University%20anglaise
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Open University 1, record 2, French, Open%20University
correct, feminine noun
- Open University de Grande-Bretagne 1, record 2, French, Open%20University%20de%20Grande%2DBretagne
correct, feminine noun
- Université ouverte du Royaume-Uni 1, record 2, French, Universit%C3%A9%20ouverte%20du%20Royaume%2DUni
correct, feminine noun
- Université ouverte britannique 1, record 2, French, Universit%C3%A9%20ouverte%20britannique
correct, feminine noun
- Université ouverte 1, record 2, French, Universit%C3%A9%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Institution britannique d'enseignement supérieur, qui dispense un enseignement débouchant sur des diplômes à des étudiants travaillant à domicile au moyen d'un système d'enseignement multimédia intégré qui utilise du matériel d'enseignement programmé, des livres d'études, des émissions régulières de radio et de télévision, des stages, des cours d'été, etc. 1, record 2, French, - Open%20University%20anglaise
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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