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YAKIMA [3 records]

Record 1 1996-07-25

English

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

The Sahaptin language spoken by the Yakima, a North American Indian people living in the Yakima river valley in south central Washington.

French

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

Langue du groupe sahaptin parlée par les Yakima, Indiens d'Amérique du Nord occupant l'aval de la rivière Yakima dans le centre-sud de l'État de Washington.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-06-30

English

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

A language used by several American Indian tribes, including the Nez Percés, Yakima of the Columbia River basin.

French

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

Langue parlée par plusieurs tribus indiennes notamment les Nez Percé et les Yakima qui vivaient auparavant dans la région du bassin du fleuve Columbia.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

A plastic bag clip closure produced from medium-impact polystyrene and used notably for bread packaging.

OBS

The material has a resiliency that allows it to return to its original shape after many reuses by the consumer. They are furnished with various aperture sizes to accommodate the different polyethylene bag widths and thicknesses.

OBS

The... closures and closure-applying equipment are manufactured by the Kwik Lok Corporation, Yakima, Wash.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Petit carré ou rectangle de polystyrène servant à la fermeture par pincement des sacs en plastique (tels les sacs de pains, par ex.).

OBS

La forme «clip» s'emploie plutôt en France. Au Québec son usage est contestable. Voir Néologie en marche, nº 22 (1980), p. 53.

Spanish

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