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HISPANIOLA [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Puerto Rico
1, record 1, English, Puerto%20Rico
correct, Antilles
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 2, record 1, English, Commonwealth%20of%20Puerto%20Rico
correct, Antilles
- Porto Rico 3, record 1, English, Porto%20Rico
former designation, correct, Antilles
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A self-governing commonwealth in union with the U. S. [located on an] island in the West Indies east of Hispaniola. 3, record 1, English, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: San Juan. 3, record 1, English, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Puerto Rican. 3, record 1, English, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Puerto Rico: common name of the country. 4, record 1, English, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
PR; PRI: codes recognized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - Puerto%20Rico
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Porto Rico
1, record 1, French, Porto%20Rico
correct, masculine noun, Antilles
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- État libre de Porto Rico 2, record 1, French, %C3%89tat%20libre%20de%20Porto%20Rico
correct, masculine noun, Antilles
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dépendance des États-Unis [aux] Antilles. 3, record 1, French, - Porto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : San Juan. 3, record 1, French, - Porto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Portoricain, Portoricaine. 3, record 1, French, - Porto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Porto Rico : nom usuel du pays. 4, record 1, French, - Porto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
PR; PRI : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - Porto%20Rico
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Puerto Rico
1, record 1, Spanish, Puerto%20Rico
correct, Antilles
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico 2, record 1, Spanish, Estado%20Libre%20Asociado%20de%20Puerto%20Rico
correct, masculine noun, Antilles
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Territorio autónomo dependiente de los Estados Unidos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: San Juan. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitante: puertorriqueño, puertorriqueña. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Puerto Rico: nombre usual del país. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Puerto%20Rico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
PR; PRI: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Puerto%20Rico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Haiti
1, record 2, English, Haiti
correct, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Republic of Haiti 2, record 2, English, Republic%20of%20Haiti
correct, Antilles
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A country in the West Indies on western Hispaniola. 3, record 2, English, - Haiti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Port-au-Prince. 4, record 2, English, - Haiti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Haitian. 4, record 2, English, - Haiti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Haiti: common name of the country. 5, record 2, English, - Haiti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
HT; HTI: codes recognized by ISO. 5, record 2, English, - Haiti
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Haïti
1, record 2, French, Ha%C3%AFti
correct, masculine noun, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- République d'Haïti 2, record 2, French, R%C3%A9publique%20d%27Ha%C3%AFti
correct, feminine noun, Antilles
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État des Antilles, occupant l'ouest de l'île [d'Haïti]. 3, record 2, French, - Ha%C3%AFti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Port-au-Prince. 4, record 2, French, - Ha%C3%AFti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Haïtien, Haïtienne. 4, record 2, French, - Ha%C3%AFti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Haïti : nom usuel du pays. 5, record 2, French, - Ha%C3%AFti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
HT; HTI : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 5, record 2, French, - Ha%C3%AFti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 OBS
On n'utilise jamais l'article défini devant le nom «Haïti». 4, record 2, French, - Ha%C3%AFti
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aller en Haïti, visiter Haïti 5, record 2, French, - Ha%C3%AFti
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Haití
1, record 2, Spanish, Hait%C3%AD
correct, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- República de Haití 1, record 2, Spanish, Rep%C3%BAblica%20de%20Hait%C3%AD
correct, feminine noun, Antilles
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Estado de las Grandes Antillas que ocupa la parte occidental de la isla Española. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Hait%C3%AD
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Puerto Príncipe. 3, record 2, Spanish, - Hait%C3%AD
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitante: haitiano, haitiana. 3, record 2, Spanish, - Hait%C3%AD
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Haití: nombre usual del país. 4, record 2, Spanish, - Hait%C3%AD
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
HT; HTI: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 4, record 2, Spanish, - Hait%C3%AD
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-02-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Navassa
1, record 3, English, Navassa
correct, Antilles
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Navassa Island 2, record 3, English, Navassa%20Island
correct, Antilles
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] island in [the] Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and Hispaniola. 3, record 3, English, - Navassa
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- île Navassa
1, record 3, French, %C3%AEle%20Navassa
correct, feminine noun, Antilles
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Île du canal de la Jamaïque, entre la Jamaïque et Hispaniola (l'île d'Haïti ou de Saint-Domingue), dans la mer des Antilles. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%AEle%20Navassa
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le générique du nom d'une île prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%AEle%20Navassa
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-09-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Turks and Caicos Islands
1, record 4, English, Turks%20and%20Caicos%20Islands
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A British colony, consisting of two groups of islands in the southeast part of the Bahamas Island and north of Hispaniola. 2, record 4, English, - Turks%20and%20Caicos%20Islands
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- îles Turks et Caicos
1, record 4, French, %C3%AEles%20Turks%20et%20Caicos
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- îles Turques et Caïques 2, record 4, French, %C3%AEles%20Turques%20et%20Ca%C3%AFques
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Archipel des Antilles, au nord de l'île d'Haïti et au sud des Bahamas. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%AEles%20Turks%20et%20Caicos
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Islas Turcas y Caicos
1, record 4, Spanish, Islas%20Turcas%20y%20Caicos
feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-09-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Hispaniola
1, record 5, English, Hispaniola
correct, Antilles
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Hispaniola Island 2, record 5, English, Hispaniola%20Island
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally Spanish Española; island of the centre West Indies, in north central Caribbean Sea east of Cuba and west of Puerto Rico, divided between Republic of Haiti on west and Dominican Republic on east. 2, record 5, English, - Hispaniola
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Española
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Hispaniola
1, record 5, French, Hispaniola
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Antilles
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- île d'Haïti 2, record 5, French, %C3%AEle%20d%27Ha%C3%AFti
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Antilles
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Île des Grandes Antilles, située à l'est de Cuba et divisée en deux États indépendants : la République dominicaine et la République d'Haïti. 3, record 5, French, - Hispaniola
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
en latin «l'Espagnole». Nom donné par Christophe Colomb à l'île d'Haïti. Plus tard, les Espagnols adoptèrent le nom de Domingo et les français de Saint-Domingue. Ces deux pays devinrent la République dominicaine et la République d'Haïti. 4, record 5, French, - Hispaniola
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Hispaniola : toponyme qui n'est jamais précédé d'un article défini. 5, record 5, French, - Hispaniola
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le générique du nom d'une île prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 6, record 5, French, - Hispaniola
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Espagnole
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-03-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Greater Antilles
1, record 6, English, Greater%20Antilles
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Including Cuba, Hispaniola(Haiti and Dominican Republic), Jamaica and Puerto Rico. 2, record 6, English, - Greater%20Antilles
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Grandes Antilles
1, record 6, French, Grandes%20Antilles
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nord des Antilles est constitué de 4 îles qui forment les Grandes Antilles : Cuba, Jamaïque, Haïti, Porto Rico. 2, record 6, French, - Grandes%20Antilles
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-11-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Haitian French Creole
1, record 7, English, Haitian%20French%20Creole
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- Haitian Creole 1, record 7, English, Haitian%20Creole
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The creolized French spoken by Haitians living on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. 90 percent or more of Haitian Creole vocabulary is French in origin while the remainder is mostly of African origin with a few Spanish words. 1, record 7, English, - Haitian%20French%20Creole
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- créole français de Haïti
1, record 7, French, cr%C3%A9ole%20fran%C3%A7ais%20de%20Ha%C3%AFti
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue maternelle de la plupart des habitants de Haïti. 1, record 7, French, - cr%C3%A9ole%20fran%C3%A7ais%20de%20Ha%C3%AFti
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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