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CONTERMINOUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conterminous
1, record 1, English, conterminous
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having a common boundary or edge. 2, record 1, English, - conterminous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an early Proterozoic terrane which was conterminous with Greenland and Labrador prior to the birth of Atlantic Ocean ... 3, record 1, English, - conterminous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conterminous: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - conterminous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contigu
1, record 1, French, contigu
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- adjacent 2, record 1, French, adjacent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un terrane du Protérozoïque précoce, qui était contigu au Groenland et au Labrador avant l'ouverture de l'océan Atlantique [...] 1, record 1, French, - contigu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
adjacent : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - contigu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adjoining
1, record 2, English, adjoining
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- contiguous 2, record 2, English, contiguous
- adjacent 3, record 2, English, adjacent
- abutting 4, record 2, English, abutting
- conterminous 5, record 2, English, conterminous
- coterminous 6, record 2, English, coterminous
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
contiguous: adjoining, near. 7, record 2, English, - adjoining
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contigu
1, record 2, French, contigu
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- voisin 2, record 2, French, voisin
correct
- adjacent 3, record 2, French, adjacent
- avoisinant 4, record 2, French, avoisinant
- attenant 4, record 2, French, attenant
- jouxte 4, record 2, French, jouxte
- jouxtant 4, record 2, French, jouxtant
- limitrophe 4, record 2, French, limitrophe
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
contigu : voisin, proche. 5, record 2, French, - contigu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
adjacent : situé auprès (seulement avec quelques noms : rue, pays, terre, etc.) 6, record 2, French, - contigu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- colindante
1, record 2, Spanish, colindante
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- adyacente 2, record 2, Spanish, adyacente
correct
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de algo contiguo o limítrofe con otro. 1, record 2, Spanish, - colindante
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