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COLOMBO [3 records]

Record 1 2017-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of the city of Colombo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née dans la ville de Colombo ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de la ciudad de Colombo.

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Record 2 2017-02-28

English

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

Commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

OBS

Inhabitant: of Colombo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Capitale commerciale du Sri Lanka.

OBS

Habitant : Colombois, Colomboise.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

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

Capital comercial de Sri Lanka.

OBS

Habitante: de Colombo.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

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Record 3 2012-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
DEF

The root of an African plant (...) that contains the bitter principle columbin and is used as a tonic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Plante d'Afrique dont la racine contient le colombine.

Spanish

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