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GOPHER STATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Minnesota
1, record 1, English, Minnesota
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Minn. 2, record 1, English, Minn%2E
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Gopher State 3, record 1, English, Gopher%20State
see observation, United States
- New England of the West 3, record 1, English, New%20England%20of%20the%20West
see observation, United States
- North Star State 4, record 1, English, North%20Star%20State
see observation, United States
- MN 5, record 1, English, MN
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A north central state of U.S.A., bounded on north by Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, on east by Lake Superior and Wisconsin, on south by Iowa, and on west by South Dakota and North Dakota. 3, record 1, English, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The State of Minnesota became the 32nd state of the United States of America in 1858. 4, record 1, English, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Nicknames :Gopher State; New England of the West. 3, record 1, English, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Nickname: North Star State. 4, record 1, English, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Capital: Saint Paul. Chief city: Minneapolis. 6, record 1, English, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
MN: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted. 4, record 1, English, - Minnesota
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Minnesota
1, record 1, French, Minnesota
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Minn. 2, record 1, French, Minn%2E
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- MN 3, record 1, French, MN
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État du Centre-Nord des États-Unis, limité au nord par le Canada (provinces Ontario et Manitoba), à l'est par le lac Supérieur et le Wisconsin. 4, record 1, French, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Histoire : Deux Français, Pierre Radisson et le sieur Des Groseilliers, explorent les premiers cette région (1655-1659) et y attirèrent des compatriotes. Au traité de Paris (1763), le Nord et l'Est du pays deviennent anglais, puis américains (1783). 5, record 1, French, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'État du Minnesota est devenu le 32e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1858. 6, record 1, French, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Capitale : Saint Paul. 4, record 1, French, - Minnesota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
MN : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères. 6, record 1, French, - Minnesota
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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