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TOMBUCTU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Timbuktu
1, record 1, English, Timbuktu
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Tombouctou
1, record 1, French, Tombouctou
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville du Mali, au nord-ouest de la grande boucle du Niger. 2, record 1, French, - Tombouctou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique, sous-entendu : «la Rome éternelle» (le nom d'une ville); «le Vieux-Montréal» (un nom de quartier). Le nom d'une ville située à l'extérieur du Canada et comprenant un article défini initial, adopte habituellement le genre de cet article : La Haye, Le Caire, La Nouvelle-Orléans. L'accord se fait cependant toujours au singulier, même si un élément du spécifique est pluriel : «(La ville de) Trois-Rivières est située sur le (fleuve) Saint-Laurent.». 3, record 1, French, - Tombouctou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Tombuctú
1, record 1, Spanish, Tombuct%C3%BA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el modo adecuado de escribir el nombre de una de las ciudades más conocidas de Mali es Tombuctú, no Tombouctou, Timbuktú ni Timbumku, tal y como se ve a menudo en los medios de comunicación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Tombuct%C3%BA
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