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ZAGROS MOUNTAINS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Zagros
1, record 1, English, Zagros
correct, see observation, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Zagros Mountains 2, record 1, English, Zagros%20Mountains
correct, see observation, plural, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mountain range in south and southwest Iran, extending along parts of the borders of Turkey and Iraq. Highest peak, Zardeh Kuh, 14,912 feet (4,545 metres). 3, record 1, English, - Zagros
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Both the singular "the Zagros" and plural "Zagros Mountains" forms are used. 4, record 1, English, - Zagros
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Zagros
1, record 1, French, Zagros
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monts Zagros 2, record 1, French, monts%20Zagros
correct, masculine noun, plural, Asia
- montagnes Zagros 3, record 1, French, montagnes%20Zagros
see observation, feminine noun, plural, Asia
- chaîne du Zagros 3, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20du%20Zagros
see observation, feminine noun, Asia
- montagne Zagros 3, record 1, French, montagne%20Zagros
feminine noun, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chaîne de montagnes du sud-ouest de l'Iran, séparant le plateau iranien au nord-est de la plaine mésopotamienne et du golfe Persique au sud-ouest. Allongé sur près de 1 800 km du nord-ouest au sud-est depuis la frontière turque (où il se raccorde au Taurus oriental) jusqu'au-dessus de Bandar 'Abbas [barre sur le deuxième «a» de «Abbas»] et du détroit d'Ormuz, large de 250 km en moyenne, le Zagros dépasse 4 500 mètres d'altitude dans la partie centrale au sud-sud-ouest d'Ispahan. L'édifice s'abaisse et se morcèle au sud-est dans le secteur des bassins du Fars [barre sur le «a»]. 4, record 1, French, - Zagros
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Considérée comme un tout, la chaîne de montagnes est nommée «le Zagros», qu'on désigne au singulier «la montagne», tout en faisant l'accord au masculin singulier : Montagne de climat méditerranéen, le Zagros était voué par la nature à la vie sédentaire. 3, record 1, French, - Zagros
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Bakhtiari
1, record 2, English, Bakhtiari
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Bakhtyari 2, record 2, English, Bakhtyari
correct, noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A member of the Bakhtiari people. 1, record 2, English, - Bakhtiari
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Bakhtyari tribes... live in the Zagros Mountains west of Isfahan(Iran). 2, record 2, English, - Bakhtiari
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Bakhtiari" is the recommended English spelling. 3, record 2, English, - Bakhtiari
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Bakhtiar
1, record 2, French, Bakhtiar
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Bakhtiare 1, record 2, French, Bakhtiare
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tribu des monts Zagros (Iran). 2, record 2, French, - Bakhtiar
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Lur
1, record 3, English, Lur
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A distinct language, closely related to Persian, spoken by the Lur, a chiefly nomadic people of undetermined ethnological origin inhabiting a wild part of the Zagros mountains of Iran. 1, record 3, English, - Lur
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lur
1, record 3, French, lur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lor 1, record 3, French, lor
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue distincte, apparentée au persan, parlée par les Lurs, peuple montagnard nomade habitant une partie sauvage des montagnes Zagros, en Iran. 1, record 3, French, - lur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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