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ARROYO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Arroyo
1, record 1, English, Arroyo
correct, Puerto Rico
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A municipality of Puerto Rico. 2, record 1, English, - Arroyo
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Arroyo
1, record 1, French, Arroyo
correct, Puerto Rico
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Municipalité de Porto Rico. 2, record 1, French, - Arroyo
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Arroyo
1, record 1, Spanish, Arroyo
correct, Puerto Rico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Municipio de Puerto Rico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Arroyo
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- arroyo
1, record 2, English, arroyo
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small watercourse, sometimes a steep-walled, flat-floored channel, created by occasional rainfall in arid regions of the Americas. 2, record 2, English, - arroyo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Such rains create havoc by destroying mud walls and houses ... and by sending swirling torrents down the wadis of the Sahara or the "arroyos" of the North American deserts. 3, record 2, English, - arroyo
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- arroyo
1, record 2, French, arroyo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lors de ruissellements importants, l'écoulement est intermittent [...] Les cours d'eau des régions sèches ont des noms particuliers : «oued» au Sahara [...] «arroyo» aux États-Unis [...] 1, record 2, French, - arroyo
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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