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BLUE HEN STATE [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
- Delaware
1, record 1, English, Delaware
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Del. 2, record 1, English, Del%2E
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- First State 3, record 1, English, First%20State
see observation, United States
- Diamond State 3, record 1, English, Diamond%20State
see observation, United States
- Blue Hen State 3, record 1, English, Blue%20Hen%20State
see observation, United States
- DE 4, record 1, English, DE
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 Delaware became the 1st state of the United States of America in 1787. 5, record 1, English, - Delaware
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - Delaware
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Nicknames: First State; Diamond State; Blue Hen State. 3, record 1, English, - Delaware
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Capital: Dover. Chieftown: Wilmington. Other city: Newark. 6, record 1, English, - Delaware
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - Delaware
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Delaware
1, record 1, French, Delaware
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Del. 2, record 1, French, Del%2E
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- DE 3, record 1, French, DE
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - Delaware
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - Delaware
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - Delaware
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Capitale : Dover. 5, record 1, French, - Delaware
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - Delaware
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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