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GUINEA-BISSAU [16 records]

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Record 1 2022-03-31

English

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

A region of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

GW-OI: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GW-OI
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région de Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

GW-OI : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-03-30

English

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

A region of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

GW-TO: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GW-TO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région de Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

GW-TO : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-02-17

English

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

A region of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

GW-BA: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GW-BA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région de Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

GW-BA : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-02-17

English

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

A region of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

GW-QU: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GW-QU
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région de Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

GW-QU : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-02-17

English

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

A region of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

GW-CA: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GW-CA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région de Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

GW-CA : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2021-02-17

English

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

A region of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

GW-GA: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GW-GA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région de Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

GW-GA : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2021-02-17

English

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

A region of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

GW-BM: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GW-BM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région de Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

GW-BM : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of Guinea-Bissau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née en Guinée-Bissau ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de Guinea-Bisáu.

OBS

guineo; guinea: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que el gentilicio "guineo" se ha perdido y "guineano" es el que se emplea actualmente.

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Record 9 2017-04-24

English

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

A country of western Africa.

OBS

Capital: Bissau.

OBS

Inhabitant : of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

Guinea-Bissau : common name of the country.

OBS

GW; GNB: codes recognized by ISO.

French

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

État d'Afrique occidentale, situé sur l'Atlantique et qui confine au nord le Sénégal, à l'est et au sud la Guinée.

OBS

Capitale : Bissau.

OBS

Habitant : Bissau-Guinéen, Bissau-Guinéenne.

OBS

Guinée-Bissau; Guinée-Bissao : noms usuels du pays.

OBS

GW; GNB : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

OBS

Guinée-Bissao; République de Guinée-Bissao: noms utilisés par la France.

PHR

aller en Guinée-Bissau, visiter la Guinée-Bissau

Spanish

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

Capital: Bisáu.

OBS

Habitante: guineano, guineana.

OBS

Guinea-Bisáu; Guinea-Bissau: nombres usuales del país.

OBS

GW; GNB: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

Guinea-Bisáu; República de Guinea-Bisáu: nombres en español recomendados por la Real Academia Española y la Unión Europea.

OBS

Guinea-Bissau; República de Guinea-Bissau: nombres reconocidos por las Naciones Unidas.

OBS

Guinea-Bisáu: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "Guinea-Bisáu" ya incorpora oficialmente en su denominación el nombre de la capital y que se prefiere esta forma adaptada a la original de "Guiné-Bissau" (nombre portugués) o al híbrido "Guinea-Bissau".

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Record 10 2017-02-28

English

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

Capital of Guinea-Bissau.

OBS

Inhabitant: of Bissau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Capitale de la Guinée-Bissau.

OBS

Habitant : Bissalien, Bissalienne.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

OBS

Bissao : nom utilisé par la France.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Capital de Guinea-Bisáu.

OBS

Habitante: de Bisáu.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

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Record 11 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • International Relations
OBS

First meeting held at Brasilia on February 9 and 10, 1994, with the participation of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Relaciones internacionales
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Record 12 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • International Relations
OBS

Guinea-Bissau.

Key term(s)
  • Islamic Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Relaciones internacionales
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Record 13 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe.

Key term(s)
  • Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
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Record 14 1997-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
OBS

The basic monetary unit of Argentina($Arg), Chile(Ch$), Columbia(Col$), Cuba($), Dominican Republic(RD$), Guinea-Bissau(PG), Philippines(P).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire (Chili, Colombie, Cuba, Guinée-Bissau, Philippines, République dominicaine).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
OBS

Moneda de Argentina ($Arg), Colombia (COL$), Cuba ($), Chile (CH$), Filipinas (P), Guinea-Bissau (PG), República Dominicana (RD$).

OBS

Unidad fraccionaria: 100 centavos.

OBS

Plural: pesos.

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Record 15 1996-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Mandekan language of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Malinka, a people living in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and the Ivory Coast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue nigéro-congolaise du groupe mandé parlée par les Malinkés, peuple du Mali occupant une partie de la plaine du Niger ainsi qu'un vaste plateau, également dispersé en Afrique occidentale.

Spanish

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Record 16 1987-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

République de Guinée-Bissau.

Spanish

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