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BROOKS [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-02-19

English

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

A city southeast of Calgary, in Alberta.

OBS

Coordinates: 50° 34' 2" N, 111° 53' 42" W (Alberta).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Ville au sud-est de Calgary, en Alberta.

OBS

Coordonnées : 50° 34' 2" N, 111° 53' 42" O (Alberta).

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Small watercourse, often tributary to a river, stream, or creek.

CONT

Nevers Brook, N.B.

CONT

Wester Brooks, Nfld.

OBS

brook: widely generic used, but most common in the Atlantic Provinces.

OBS

brook; brooks: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Petit cours d'eau naturel qui reçoit les eaux d'un bassin versant de petite dimension.

CONT

Ruisseau Pierrot, T.N.-O.

OBS

ruisseau : générique attesté dans plusieurs provinces.

OBS

ruisseau : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Corriente de agua no permanente, de caudal escaso y variable.

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