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WEST GERMAN [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
NA
classification system code, see observation
NAM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country located on the southwestern coast of Africa.

OBS

Capital: Windhoek.

OBS

Inhabitant: Namibian.

OBS

Namibia: common name of the country.

OBS

NA, NAM: codes recognized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • Southwest Africa
  • German South West Africa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
NA
classification system code, see observation
NAM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État de l'Afrique australe, sur l'Atlantique.

OBS

Capitale : Windhoek.

OBS

Habitant : Namibien, Namibienne.

OBS

Namibie : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

NA, NAM : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller en Namibie, visiter la Namibie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
NA
classification system code, see observation
NAM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado de África austral, junto al Atlántico.

OBS

Capital: Windhoek.

OBS

Habitante: namibio, namibia.

OBS

Namibia: nombre usual del país.

OBS

NA; NAM: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 2 2001-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

A native or inhabitant of West Germany (also called the Federal Republic of Germany).

Key term(s)
  • West-German

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Le nom de l'habitant d'un pays s'écrit avec une majuscule. Par contre, l'adjectif de nationalité ne prend pas la majuscule.

OBS

Nom que portaient les habitants de l'Allemagne de l'Ouest. Comme l'Allemagne de l'Est (ancienne République démocratique allemande) a cessé d'exister à la réunification de l'Allemagne en 1990, ce nom n'a tout simplement plus cours.

Key term(s)
  • Ouest Allemand
  • Ouest Allemande

Spanish

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