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BERLIN WALL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Historical Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Berlin Wall
1, record 1, English, Berlin%20Wall
correct, Germany
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A long barrier built in 1961 to separate West Berlin and East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. The Wall was destroyed in November 1989 following the collapse of communism. 2, record 1, English, - Berlin%20Wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations historiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mur de Berlin
1, record 1, French, mur%20de%20Berlin
correct, masculine noun, Germany
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mur de Berlin a été érigé en 1961 pour endiguer l'émigration massive de citoyens est-allemands. Il a été démantelé en 1989. 2, record 1, French, - mur%20de%20Berlin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Designaciones históricas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Muro de Berlín
1, record 1, Spanish, Muro%20de%20Berl%C3%ADn
correct, masculine noun, Germany
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- muro de Berlín 2, record 1, Spanish, muro%20de%20Berl%C3%ADn
correct, masculine noun, Germany
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Línea fortificada erigida en 1961 por la RDA [República Democrática Alemana] para aislar Berlín Este de Berlín Oeste e impedir el éxodo de sus ciudadanos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Muro%20de%20Berl%C3%ADn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Muro de Berlín; muro de Berlín: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que tanto "Muro de Berlín" como "muro de Berlín" son grafías válidas. Los adjetivos y sustantivos que forman parte de la denominación de edificios singulares o de conjuntos y elementos arquitectónicos de carácter monumental se escriben con mayúscula. No obstante, cuando el sustantivo genérico que acompaña al término específico se corresponde con la naturaleza del referente designado, es asimismo admisible escribir el sustantivo genérico con minúscula. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Muro%20de%20Berl%C3%ADn
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