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DELAWARE RIVER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Delaware River
1, record 1, English, Delaware%20River
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Delaware 2, record 1, English, Delaware
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - Delaware%20River
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fleuve Delaware
1, record 1, French, fleuve%20Delaware
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Delaware 2, record 1, French, Delaware
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fleuve des États-Unis qui rejoint l'Atlantique en passant par Philadelphie. 3, record 1, French, - fleuve%20Delaware
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom d'un fleuve, lorsque cité sans le générique, demeure masculin. 1, record 1, French, - fleuve%20Delaware
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - fleuve%20Delaware
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Delaware River Basin Compact 1, record 2, English, Delaware%20River%20Basin%20Compact
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Compact of the Delaware River Basin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Accord relatif au bassin du Delaware
1, record 2, French, Accord%20relatif%20au%20bassin%20du%20Delaware
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Pacto de la Cuenca del río Delaware
1, record 2, Spanish, Pacto%20de%20la%20Cuenca%20del%20r%C3%ADo%20Delaware
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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