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DELAWARE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Delaware
1, record 1, English, Delaware
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An Amerindian tribe which originally occupied the Delaware River basin (New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York) and later migrated westward scattered in Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin and Ontario. The Delaware spoke a language of the Algonquian language family. 2, record 1, English, - Delaware
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: Delaware, Delawares. Name of an Indian or an Algonquian tribe, formerly of the Delaware Valley (after Lord De la Warr). 3, record 1, English, - Delaware
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Delaware
1, record 1, French, Delaware
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Autochtones] d'Amérique du Nord. Ils parlent une langue du groupe algonquin. Ils ont été placés dans une réserve de l'Oklahoma [États-Unis] à la fin du XIX siècle. 2, record 1, French, - Delaware
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom de l'Autochtone et celui de sa tribu. 3, record 1, French, - Delaware
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Delaware
1, record 2, English, Delaware
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Delaware Band 1, record 2, English, Delaware%20Band
unofficial, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Delaware: a name taken from the 2002 Indian Registration and Band Lists Directorate's data base of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). 1, record 2, English, - Delaware
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Delaware: a band located in Ontario. 1, record 2, English, - Delaware
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Linguistic group: Algonquian. 1, record 2, English, - Delaware
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Delaware
1, record 2, French, Delaware
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bande Delaware 1, record 2, French, bande%20Delaware
unofficial, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Delaware : nom entériné par le ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada (MAINC). 1, record 2, French, - Delaware
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Delaware : bande vivant en Ontario. 1, record 2, French, - Delaware
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Famille linguistique : Algonquien. 1, record 2, French, - Delaware
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-07-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Delaware
1, record 3, English, Delaware
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Lenape 1, record 3, English, Lenape
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An Indigenous language of the Algonquian linguistic family. 2, record 3, English, - Delaware
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- delaware
1, record 3, French, delaware
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lenape 1, record 3, French, lenape
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Langue autochtone de la famille linguistique algonquienne. 2, record 3, French, - delaware
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Delaware River
1, record 4, English, Delaware%20River
correct, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Delaware 2, record 4, English, Delaware
correct, United States
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A river (280 miles long) in the northeast United States of America. It rises in the Catskills, and flows into Delaware Bay, an estuarine inlet (52 miles long) between the New Jersey and Delaware coasts. 1, record 4, English, - Delaware%20River
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fleuve Delaware
1, record 4, French, fleuve%20Delaware
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Delaware 2, record 4, French, Delaware
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fleuve des États-Unis qui rejoint l'Atlantique en passant par Philadelphie. 3, record 4, French, - fleuve%20Delaware
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom d'un fleuve, lorsque cité sans le générique, demeure masculin. 1, record 4, French, - fleuve%20Delaware
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bien que le Delaware soit un fleuve, l'usage veut que la baie dans laquelle il se déverse soit nommée «baie de la Delaware», comme si elle avait été désignée au temps où l'on croyait le Delaware être une rivière. 1, record 4, French, - fleuve%20Delaware
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Delaware
1, record 5, English, Delaware
correct, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- Del. 2, record 5, English, Del%2E
correct, United States
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- First State 3, record 5, English, First%20State
see observation, United States
- Diamond State 3, record 5, English, Diamond%20State
see observation, United States
- Blue Hen State 3, record 5, English, Blue%20Hen%20State
see observation, United States
- DE 4, record 5, English, DE
correct, see observation, United States
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the Thirteen Colonies, the State of Delaware became the 1st state of the United States of America in 1787. 5, record 5, English, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Middle Atlantic state of U.S.A., bounded on the north and the northwest by Pennsylvania, on the east by the Delaware River, the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south and the west by Maryland. 3, record 5, English, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Nicknames: First State; Diamond State; Blue Hen State. 3, record 5, English, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Capital: Dover. Chieftown: Wilmington. Other city: Newark. 6, record 5, English, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
DE: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted. 5, record 5, English, - Delaware
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Delaware
1, record 5, French, Delaware
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- Del. 2, record 5, French, Del%2E
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- DE 3, record 5, French, DE
correct, see observation, United States
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'un des treize États fondateurs, l'État du Delaware est devenu le 1er État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1787. 4, record 5, French, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État de l'Est des États-Unis, au bord de l'Atlantique, limité à l'est par la baie de la Delaware. 5, record 5, French, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Histoire : Formé en État dès 1776, le Delaware fut le premier à ratifier la Constitution fédérale en 1787. 5, record 5, French, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Capitale : Dover. 5, record 5, French, - Delaware
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
DE : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères. 4, record 5, French, - Delaware
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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