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CITY WINNIPEG [1 record]

Record 1 2025-03-04

English

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

The city of Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, and is located at the confluence of the Red River and Assiniboine River 100 km north of the Minnesota border.

OBS

Coordinates: 49° 53' 4" N, 97° 8' 47" W.

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"City of Winnipeg" refers to the administrative entity, and "city of Winnipeg," to the inhabited place.

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Inhabitant: Winnipegger.

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Gateway to the West: nickname.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

La ville de Winnipeg est la capitale et la plus grande ville du Manitoba. Elle se situe au confluent de la rivière Rouge et la rivière Assiniboine, à 100 km au nord de la frontière du Minnesota.

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Coordonnées : 49° 53' 4" N, 97° 8' 47" O.

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«Ville de Winnipeg» réfère à l'entité administrative, et «ville de Winnipeg», au lieu habité.

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Habitant : Winnipegois, Winnipegoise.

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Porte de l'Ouest : surnom.

Spanish

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

No existe consenso entre los autores sobre el género de los nombres de ciudades y provincias. Aunque algunos sostienen que los nombres que terminan en -a son femeninos y los que terminan en otra vocal o consonante son masculinos, generalmente se hace la concordancia con el sustantivo femenino ciudad, o provincia, según sea el caso.

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