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CIUDAD MEXICO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mexico City
1, record 1, English, Mexico%20City
correct, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital of Mexico. 2, record 1, English, - Mexico%20City
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Inhabitant: of Mexico City. 2, record 1, English, - Mexico%20City
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mexico
1, record 1, French, Mexico
correct, see observation, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Ville de Mexico 2, record 1, French, Ville%20de%20Mexico
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- District fédéral 2, record 1, French, District%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral
former designation, correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- D.F. 2, record 1, French, D%2EF%2E
former designation, correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- D.F. 2, record 1, French, D%2EF%2E
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capitale du Mexique. 3, record 1, French, - Mexico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitant : Mexicain, Mexicaine. 3, record 1, French, - Mexico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village. 4, record 1, French, - Mexico
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Ciudad de México
1, record 1, Spanish, Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- México D. F. 2, record 1, Spanish, M%C3%A9xico%20D%2E%20F%2E
former designation, correct, see observation, Mexico
- Distrito Federal 3, record 1, Spanish, Distrito%20Federal
former designation, correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- DF 4, record 1, Spanish, DF
former designation, correct, see observation, masculine noun, Mexico
- DF 4, record 1, Spanish, DF
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital de México. 5, record 1, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitante: mexiqueño, mexiqueña; defeño, defeña. 5, record 1, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad". 6, record 1, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Ciudad de México: nombre de la capital de México a partir del 19 de enero de 2016. 6, record 1, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Ciudad de México: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "Ciudad de México", con "Ciudad" en mayúscula, es el topónimo correspondiente a la capital de México. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 6 OBS
México D. F.: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda escribir la denominación "México D. F." con puntos abreviativos y dejar un espacio detrás de estos: D. F. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 7 OBS
DF: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que es habitual deletrear las iniciales "DF" (/dé éfe/) en vez de desarrollarlas como "Distrito Federal", por lo que pueden tratarse como siglas y escribirse sin puntos abreviativos, "DF". 2, record 1, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20M%C3%A9xico
Record 1, Key term(s)
- México Distrito Federal
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