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AUSCHWITZ [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Auschwitz
1, record 1, English, Auschwitz
correct, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Oświęcim 1, record 1, English, O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cim
correct, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A city [in] southern Poland. 2, record 1, English, - Auschwitz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Oświęcim was the site of the World War II Nazi concentration camp usually called Auschwitz. 3, record 1, English, - Auschwitz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Auschwitz: German name. 4, record 1, English, - Auschwitz
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Auschwitz
1, record 1, French, Auschwitz
correct, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Oświęcim 1, record 1, French, O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cim
correct, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville de Pologne, près de Katowice. 1, record 1, French, - Auschwitz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Il se trouvait à Auschwitz un] camp de concentration allemand ouvert en 1940. 1, record 1, French, - Auschwitz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village. 2, record 1, French, - Auschwitz
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Auschwitz
1, record 1, Spanish, Auschwitz
correct, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Oświęcim 2, record 1, Spanish, O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cim
correct, see observation, Europe
- Auswitch 3, record 1, Spanish, Auswitch
avoid, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ciudad de Polonia, cerca de Katowice. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Auschwitz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Había en Auschwitz un] campo de concentración alemán abierto en 1940. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Auschwitz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad". 4, record 1, Spanish, - Auschwitz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Auschwitz; Auswitch: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "Auschwitz", con "ch" antes de la "w" y terminada en "z", es la grafía asentada en español de este topónimo y se considera preferible a "Auswitch". 3, record 1, Spanish, - Auschwitz
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