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PLACE-NAME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Signage
- Signalling (Transportation)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- place name sign
1, record 1, English, place%20name%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- place-name sign 2, record 1, English, place%2Dname%20%20sign
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Place name signs are surprisingly not always provided by highway authorities although places are named on direction signs. 3, record 1, English, - place%20name%20sign
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
place name: The name of a geographical location, such as a town, village, hill, lake, etc. 4, record 1, English, - place%20name%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation (panneaux)
- Signalisation (Transports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- panneau de localisation
1, record 1, French, panneau%20de%20localisation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- place-name
1, record 2, English, place%2Dname
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- named place 2, record 2, English, named%20place
correct
- named locality 2, record 2, English, named%20locality
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A place normally designated by a name peculiar to it. 2, record 2, English, - place%2Dname
Record 2, Key term(s)
- place name
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lieu-dit
1, record 2, French, lieu%2Ddit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lieudit 2, record 2, French, lieudit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lieu de faible étendue ayant reçu spontanément un nom inspiré de la géographie, de l'histoire ou du folklore. 3, record 2, French, - lieu%2Ddit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ma maison de campagne est située au lieudit «Marleau», commune de la Chènevière [...] 4, record 2, French, - lieu%2Ddit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des lieudits, des lieux-dits. 5, record 2, French, - lieu%2Ddit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lieudit (sing.); lieudits (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 2, French, - lieu%2Ddit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lieu-dit : terme et définition recommandés par l'OLF. 7, record 2, French, - lieu%2Ddit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Toponimia
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lugar
1, record 2, Spanish, lugar
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- paraje 2, record 2, Spanish, paraje
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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