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ABORIGINE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2020-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aborigine
1, record 1, English, Aborigine
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of any of the indigenous peoples of Australia. 1, record 1, English, - Aborigine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Often capitalized. 1, record 1, English, - Aborigine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Aborigène
1, record 1, French, Aborig%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit en particulier des ethnies autochtones de l'Australie. 1, record 1, French, - Aborig%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On met une majuscule au terme «Aborigène» lorsque celui-ci désigne un autochtone de l'Australie. Dans le syntame «aborigènes d'Australie», il est conseillé d'écrire «aborigènes» avec une minuscule pour éviter le pléonasme (les Aborigènes étant forcément d'Australie). 1, record 1, French, - Aborig%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ab origine
1, record 2, English, ab%20origine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From the origin. Derivation of the word "aborigine", applied to one thought to be an inhabitant of a country "ab origine". 1, record 2, English, - ab%20origine
Record 2, Key term(s)
- aborigine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- à l'origine 1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20l%27origine
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- aborigène
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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