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KALAALLIT NUNAAT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Greenland
1, record 1, English, Greenland
correct, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Kalaallit Nunaat 2, record 1, English, Kalaallit%20Nunaat
correct, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The world’s largest island, located between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, northeast of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 3, record 1, English, - Greenland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Nuuk. 4, record 1, English, - Greenland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Greenlander. 5, record 1, English, - Greenland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Formerly a province of Denmark, [Greenland] gained the status of an autonomous Danish dependent territory with limited self-government as well as its own parliament in 1979. 6, record 1, English, - Greenland
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Groenland
1, record 1, French, Groenland
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Kalaallit Nunaat 2, record 1, French, Kalaallit%20Nunaat
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La plus grande île du monde, située entre l'océan Arctique et l'océan Atlantique, au nord-est de l'archipel Arctique canadien. 3, record 1, French, - Groenland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Nuuk. 4, record 1, French, - Groenland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Groenlandais, Groenlandaise. 5, record 1, French, - Groenland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Le Groenland appartient au Royaume du Danemark. Cependant, depuis l'introduction de la Loi d'autonomie de 1979, le Groenland jouit d'une certaine indépendance basée sur une démocratie parlementaire. 6, record 1, French, - Groenland
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Groenlandia
1, record 1, Spanish, Groenlandia
correct, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Kalaallit Nunaat 2, record 1, Spanish, Kalaallit%20Nunaat
correct, Europe
- Groelandia 3, record 1, Spanish, Groelandia
avoid, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Isla que depende de Dinamarca, al noroeste de América. 4, record 1, Spanish, - Groenlandia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Nuuk. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Groenlandia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitante: groenlandés. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Groenlandia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Groenlandia; Groelandia: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda el nombre "Groenlandia", por lo que se desaconseja la forma "Groelandia", sin "n" después de la "e". 3, record 1, Spanish, - Groenlandia
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