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Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- North Carolina
1, record 1, English, North%20Carolina
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- N.C. 2, record 1, English, N%2EC%2E
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Tar Heel State 3, record 1, English, Tar%20Heel%20State
see observation, United States
- Old North State 3, record 1, English, Old%20North%20State
see observation, United States
- Turpentine State 3, record 1, English, Turpentine%20State
see observation, United States
- NC 4, record 1, English, NC
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the Thirteen Colonies, the State of North Carolina became the 12th state of the United States of America in 1789. 5, record 1, English, - North%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A south Atlantic state of U.S.A., bounded on north by Virginia, on east and southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on south by South Carolina and Georgia, and on west and northwest by Tennessee. 3, record 1, English, - North%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
N.C.: Where a name has several elements, each abbreviated by a single letter followed by a period, the elements of the abbreviation are not separated by a space. 6, record 1, English, - North%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Nicknames: Tar Heel State; Old North State; Turpentine State. 3, record 1, English, - North%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Capital: Raleigh. Chief city: Charlotte. Other city: Chapel Hill. 7, record 1, English, - North%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
NC: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted. 5, record 1, English, - North%20Carolina
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Caroline du Nord
1, record 1, French, Caroline%20du%20Nord
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- C.N. 2, record 1, French, C%2EN%2E
correct, see observation, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- NC 3, record 1, French, NC
correct, see observation, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'un des treize États fondateurs, l'État de la Caroline du Nord est devenu le 12e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1789. 4, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État de l'Est des États-Unis, sur la Côte atlantique, entre la Virginie, au nord, et la Caroline du Sud, au sud. 5, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Histoire : La région fut explorée par les Espagnols et par sir Walter Raleigh, qui installa les premiers colons entre 1584 et 1687. [...] c'est seulement en 1730 que la Caroline du Sud fut séparée de la Caroline du Nord. 6, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
C.N. : Les conjonctions et particules de liaison dans les noms français ne figurent pas dans l'abréviation de ces noms. Lorsqu'un nom a plus d'un élément, et que chaque élément est abrégé par une seule lettre suivie d'un point, ces lettres sont accolées, sans être séparées par un espace. 7, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Capitale : Raleigh. 5, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
NC : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères. 4, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Nord
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Carolina del Norte
1, record 1, Spanish, Carolina%20del%20Norte
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No existe consenso entre los autores sobre el género de los nombres de los estados. Generalmente se hace la concordancia con el genérico masculino "estado". 2, record 1, Spanish, - Carolina%20del%20Norte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carolina del Norte: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda emplear, si lo hay, el nombre tradicional en español de los estados federados de Estados Unidos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Carolina%20del%20Norte
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