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MOTHER PRESIDENTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Virginia
1, record 1, English, Virginia
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Va. 2, record 1, English, Va%2E
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Old Dominion 3, record 1, English, Old%20Dominion
see observation, United States
- Mother of Presidents 3, record 1, English, Mother%20of%20Presidents
see observation, United States
- Mother of States 3, record 1, English, Mother%20of%20States
see observation, United States
- VA 4, record 1, English, VA
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the Thirteen Colonies, the State of Virginia became the 10th state of the United States of America in 1788. 5, record 1, English, - Virginia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Eastern state of U.S.A., bounded on north by West Virginia and Maryland, on east by Maryland, Chesapeake Bay, and Atlantic Ocean, on south by North Carolina and Tennessee, on west by Kentucky and West Virginia. 3, record 1, English, - Virginia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Richmond. Other city: Charlottesville. 6, record 1, English, - Virginia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Nickname: The Old Dominion State. Also: "Mother of Presidents" State, or "Mother of States" because seven of the first twelve presidents of the United States of America came from Virginia. 5, record 1, English, - Virginia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
VA: 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 1, English, - Virginia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Virginie
1, record 1, French, Virginie
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Ve 2, record 1, French, Ve
correct, see observation, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- VA 3, record 1, French, VA
correct, see observation, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'un des treize États fondateurs, l'État de la Virginie est devenu le 10e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1788. 4, record 1, French, - Virginie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État de l'Est des États-Unis, baigné à l'est par l'Atlantique (baie de Chesapeake). 5, record 1, French, - Virginie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Histoire : Découverte et nommée par sir Walter Raleigh (1585), la région ne fut colonisée qu'en 1607 par les Anglais. L'État prit, avec le Massachusetts, la tête de la guerre d'Indépendance, qui se termina en Virginie par la capitulation des Anglais à Yorktown (19 octobre 1781). Sept des douze premiers présidents des États-Unis étaient originaires de Virginie. Esclavagiste, la Virginie fit sécession en 1861, mais les comtés de l'Ouest s'en séparèrent. 5, record 1, French, - Virginie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ve : Lorsqu'une abréviation française se termine avec la dernière lettre du mot, on ne met pas de point abréviatif. 6, record 1, French, - Virginie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Capitale : Richmond. 5, record 1, French, - Virginie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
VA : 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 1, French, - Virginie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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