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Record 1 2022-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
VN-53
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A province of Viet Nam.

OBS

VN-53: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
VN-53
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Province du Viet Nam.

OBS

VN-53 : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
TH-38
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A province of Thailand.

OBS

TH-38: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
TH-38
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Province de la Thaïlande.

OBS

TH-38 : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-18

English

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

A central state of U.S.A., bounded on north by Nebraska, on east by Missouri, on south by Oklahoma, on west by Colorado.

OBS

The State of Kansas became the 34th state of the United States of America in 1861.

OBS

Nicknames: Sunflower State; Jayhawker State.

OBS

Capital: Topeka. Chief cities: Wichita, Kansas City. Other City: Lawrence.

OBS

KS: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

État du Centre des États-Unis, limité au nord par le Nebraska, à l'est par le Missouri, au sud par l'Oklahoma et à l'ouest par le Colorado.

OBS

Histoire : Parcourue par Francisco de Coronado (1541), puis par les Français (début du XVIIIe siècle), la région fut vendue par Napoléon avec la Louisiane aux États-Unis en 1803. Terre indienne, plusieurs fois traversée par les Blancs, le Kansas commença à s'organiser après 1858.

OBS

L'État du Kansas est devenu le 34e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1861.

OBS

Capitale : Topeka.

OBS

KS : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Our flight evaluation occurred at the Bombardier Flight Test Facility in Wichita, Kan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Des pilotes de Bombardier amèneront l'avion des installations d'essais en vol de leur compagnie à Wichita (Kansas) jusqu'à Ottawa.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
  • Shipping and Delivery
CONT

The urgency of responding to customer needs is raising doubts about rigid pursuit of another Japanese concept: just-in-time delivery of parts. This system, known as kaban in Japanese, works well in Japan, where suppliers tend to be clustered around their major customers. In the U.S., despite the greater distances, many companies have been relying on frequent, prompt deliveries from suppliers.

Key term(s)
  • Kan Ban

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
  • Expédition et livraison
Key term(s)
  • livraison du juste à temps

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Authors : Susan E. Kalbfleisch and Laurie McGugan, 1985. Information confirmed with the publisher, Kids Kan Press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Auteurs : Susan E. Kalbfleisch et Laurie McGugan, 1985. Renseignement confirmé par l'éditeur.

Spanish

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