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GANGES [4 records]

Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
BD
classification system code, see observation
BGD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country of southern Asia, east of India, in the area where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal.

OBS

Capital: Dhaka.

OBS

Inhabitant: Bangladeshi.

OBS

Bangladesh: common name of the country.

OBS

BD; BGD: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
BD
classification system code, see observation
BGD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État d'Asie, sur le golfe du Bengale.

OBS

Capitale : Dacca.

OBS

Habitant : Bangladais, Bangladaise.

OBS

Bangladesh : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

BD; BGD : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller au Bangladesh, visiter le Bangladesh

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
BD
classification system code, see observation
BGD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

[...] país situado al sur de Asia [que] se encuentra rodeado casi por completo por la India, a excepción de una pequeña franja al sureste donde limita con Birmania.

OBS

Capital: Daca.

OBS

Habitante: bangladesí.

OBS

Bangladés; Bangladesh: nombres usuales del país.

OBS

BD; BGD: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

Bangladés; República Popular de Bangladés: nombres en español recomendados por la Real Academia Española y la Unión Europea.

OBS

Bangladesh; República Popular de Bangladesh: nombres reconocidos por las Naciones Unidas.

OBS

Bangladés: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "Bangladés", en lugar de "Bangladesh", es el topónimo propuesto por la Ortografía de la lengua española para referirse a este país asiático.

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Record 2 2015-01-29

English

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

A watercourse that flows into Ganges Harbour, in British Columbia.

OBS

Coordinates: 48° 51’ 5" N, 123° 29’ 58" W (British Columbia).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Cours d’eau qui se jette dans le havre de Ganges, en Colombie-Britannique.

OBS

Coordonnées : 48° 51' 5" N, 123° 29' 58" O (Colombie-Britannique).

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

A genus of extinct crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic period, having a long and slender snout.

CONT

The Teleosaur was a formidable narrow-spouted reptile, somewhat resembling the crocodiles of the Ganges in the external form of the jaws.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Reptile crocodilien fossile, qui fréquentait les mers jurassiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Trade
OBS

Organization established in Ganges, British Columbia.

Key term(s)
  • Chamber of Commerce of Salt Spring Island

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Commerce
OBS

Organisme établi à Ganges (Colombie-Britannique).

Key term(s)
  • Chambre de commerce de Salt Spring Island

Spanish

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