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AQABA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aqaba
1, record 1, English, Aqaba
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Akaba 1, record 1, English, Akaba
correct, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Aqaba
1, record 1, French, Aqaba
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Akaba 1, record 1, French, Akaba
correct, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petite ville portuaire du sud-ouest de la Jordanie, au fond du golfe d'Aqaba. 2, record 1, French, - Aqaba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique, sous-entendu : «la Rome éternelle» (le nom d'une ville); «le Vieux-Montréal» (un nom de quartier). Le nom d'une ville située à l'extérieur du Canada et comprenant un article défini initial, adopte habituellement le genre de cet article : La Haye, Le Caire, La Nouvelle-Orléans. L'accord se fait cependant toujours au singulier, même si un élément du spécifique est pluriel : «(La ville de) Trois-Rivières est située sur (le) fleuve Saint-Laurent.». 3, record 1, French, - Aqaba
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Gulf of Akaba
1, record 2, English, Gulf%20of%20Akaba
correct, Asia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Gulf of Aqaba 1, record 2, English, Gulf%20of%20Aqaba
correct, Asia
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- golfe d'Akaba
1, record 2, French, golfe%20d%27Akaba
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- golfe d'Aqaba 1, record 2, French, golfe%20d%27Aqaba
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Golfe situé à l'extrémité nord-est de la mer Rouge. 2, record 2, French, - golfe%20d%27Akaba
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-02-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Gulf of ’Aqaba
1, record 3, English, Gulf%20of%20%26rsquo%3BAqaba
correct, Africa
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- gulf of Aqaba 2, record 3, English, gulf%20of%20Aqaba
correct, Africa
- gulf of Akaba 2, record 3, English, gulf%20of%20Akaba
correct, Africa
- gulf of ’Akaba 2, record 3, English, gulf%20of%20%26rsquo%3BAkaba
correct, Africa
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Northeast extension of the Red Sea, between northwest Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. 2, record 3, English, - Gulf%20of%20%26rsquo%3BAqaba
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- golfe d'Aqaba
1, record 3, French, golfe%20d%27Aqaba
correct, masculine noun, Africa
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- golfe d'Akaba 2, record 3, French, golfe%20d%27Akaba
correct, masculine noun, Africa
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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