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AZORES [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-10-28

English

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

Group of nine islands and several islets belonging to Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean ...

Key term(s)
  • Açores

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Archipel volcanique étendu sur 60 km, à 1 500 km à l'ouest du Portugal dont il dépend. L'appellation de ces îles vient du portugais «açores» : milans, par référence aux oiseaux de proie abondants dans l'île au moment de la découverte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Archipiélago portugués del Atlántico.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda las formas "islas Azores" o "las Azores", en plural, con mayúscula en "Azores" y con artículo incluso si se omite "islas".

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