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LOWER MAINLAND [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lower Fraser Valley
1, record 1, English, Lower%20Fraser%20Valley
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Lower Mainland 2, record 1, English, Lower%20Mainland
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Known locally as the Lower Fraser Valley or Lower Mainland, the lowland holds more than half the population of BC, including on its northwest edge the city of Vancouver. 1, record 1, English, - Lower%20Fraser%20Valley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vallée du bas Fraser
1, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20du%20bas%20Fraser
correct, feminine noun, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- basses-terres continentales 1, record 1, French, basses%2Dterres%20continentales
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, British Columbia
- Lower Mainland 2, record 1, French, Lower%20Mainland
correct, see observation, masculine noun, British Columbia
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Région qui entoure la partie inférieure du fleuve Fraser. 3, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20du%20bas%20Fraser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On dit les «basses-terres continentales» lorsque l'on parle de la région géographique naturelle, mais le «Lower Mainland» lorsque l'on parle de la région habitée. 4, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20du%20bas%20Fraser
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Lower Mainland
1, record 2, English, Lower%20Mainland
correct, British Columbia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Lower Mainland
1, record 2, French, Lower%20Mainland
correct, see observation, masculine noun, British Columbia
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On dit le «Lower Mainland» lorsque l'on réferre à la région habitée, mais les «basses-terres continentales» lorsque l'on parle de la région géographique naturelle. 1, record 2, French, - Lower%20Mainland
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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