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TROBRIAND [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Trobriand Islands
1, record 1, English, Trobriand%20Islands
correct, plural, Australia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An archipelago of several low-lying coral islands situated to the northeast of New Guinea. 2, record 1, English, - Trobriand%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îles Trobriand
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Trobriand
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles de Trobriand 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20de%20Trobriand
feminine noun, plural, Australia
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel corallien du Pacifique, à l'est de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, dont il dépend, [et au nord des îles d'Entrecasteaux]. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Trobriand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les îles Trobriand sont célèbres par les études de l'anthropologue britannique Malinowski sur leurs habitants. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Trobriand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Trobriand
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Trobriand
1, record 2, English, Trobriand
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An Austronesian language spoken in the Trobriand islands. 1, record 2, English, - Trobriand
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trobriand
1, record 2, French, trobriand
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue austronésienne parlée dans les îles Trobriand, archipel situé au nord des îles d'Entrecasteaux et appartenant au Papua-New Guinea. 1, record 2, French, - trobriand
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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