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PARAIBA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Paraíba
1, record 1, English, Para%C3%ADba
correct, Brazil
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A state of Brazil. 2, record 1, English, - Para%C3%ADba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
BR-PB: code recognized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - Para%C3%ADba
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Paraíba
1, record 1, French, Para%C3%ADba
correct, masculine noun, Brazil
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État du Brésil. 2, record 1, French, - Para%C3%ADba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
BR-PB : code reconnu par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - Para%C3%ADba
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- João Pessoa
1, record 2, English, Jo%C3%A3o%20Pessoa
correct, Brazil
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Paraíba 2, record 2, English, Para%C3%ADba
former designation, correct, Brazil
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Seaport and commercial and industrial capital of Paraíba state, Nordeste region, northeast Brazil. 3, record 2, English, - Jo%C3%A3o%20Pessoa
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- João Pessoa
1, record 2, French, Jo%C3%A3o%20Pessoa
correct, Brazil
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Paraíba 2, record 2, French, Para%C3%ADba
former designation, correct, Brazil
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville du Brésil, capitale de l'État du Paraíba, sur la Paraíba. 2, record 2, French, - Jo%C3%A3o%20Pessoa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique, sous-entendu : «la Rome éternelle» (le nom d'une ville); «le Vieux-Montréal» (un nom de quartier). Le nom d'une ville située à l'extérieur du Canada et comprenant un article défini initial, adopte habituellement le genre de cet article : La Haye, Le Caire, La Nouvelle-Orléans. L'accord se fait cependant toujours au singulier, même si un élément du spécifique est pluriel : «(La ville de) Trois-Rivières est située sur le (fleuve) Saint-Laurent». 3, record 2, French, - Jo%C3%A3o%20Pessoa
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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