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WEST INDIES [29 records]

Record 1 2025-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

West Indies crinkled retinal pigment epitheliopathy. ... a novel retinal dystrophy ... was reported ... All reported patients were black or from black ancestry, and originated in Martinique, a French West Indies island. ... The main fundus feature is the presence of a white reticular net located at the level of the RPE [retinal pigment epithelium], dense in the macular area, but also present in the midperiphery, resembling crackled dry mud ... On OCT [optical coherence tomography], the RPE appears rippled, giving the crinkled appearance ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

En 2011, la rétinopathie froissée de Martinique a été révélée au fond d'œil par un aspect de peau de crocodile ou de terre séchée [...] On distinguait des lignes blanchâtres profondes entrelacées plus ou moins diffuses [...] Avec l'avènement de l'OCT [tomographie par cohérence optique] [...], ces réticulations ont pu être corrélées à une atteinte des couches externes et notamment à un épithélium pigmentaire discrètement froissé correspondant aux anomalies.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Diptera) of the family Tabanidae.

Key term(s)
  • West Indies deerfly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Tabanidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Types of Wood
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Tropical tree yielding excellent cabinet wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sortes de bois
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre tropical utilisé en ébénisterie et marqueterie dont le bois est rouge-brun et facile à polir.

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Physical Geography (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: title reproduced from the document "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions," with the authorization of UNESCO.

Key term(s)
  • Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Organisation des États des Caraïbes orientales : terme tirée du document «United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Comercio exterior
OBS

OECO: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda escribir con todas las letras en mayúscula las siglas de organismos tales como la Organización de Estados del Caribe Oriental.

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Record 6 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Name applied to the islands of the West Indies which were colonies of Great Britain, including Jamaica and its dependencies, the Bahama Island, Leeward Island, Windward Island, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Nom des îles des Antilles qui appartenaient à la Couronne britannique; elles sont : la Jamaïque et ses dépendances, les Bahamas, les îles Sous-le-Vent, les îles du Vent, la Barbade, et Trinité-et-Tobago.

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Islands of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Groupe de départements d'outre-mer, dans les Petites Antilles.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

The West Indies Federation came to an end in 1962 but its end, in many ways, must be regarded as the real beginning of what is now the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM).

OBS

Federation of the West Indies: former federation, consisting of the British West Indian possessions with the exception of the Bahamas Islands and the British Virgin Islands; established 1958, dissolved 1962.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ancienne unité administrative britannique.

Spanish

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Record 11 2004-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Islands lying between southeast North America and north South America, enclosing the Caribbean Sea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Les Antilles forment un archipel qui s'étend de l'entrée du golfe du Mexique aux côtés du Venezuela. Sont appelées Grandes Antilles, Cuba, Haïti, la Jamaïque et Porto Rico; les autres îles plus exiguës, forment les Petites Antilles. Ne pas confondre avec les Caraïbes.

Spanish

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Record 12 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Obsolete Titles, Armed Forces)
  • Naval Forces
OBS

Terminology related to Canadian naval forces during the Second World War.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (anciennes, Forces armées)
  • Forces navales
OBS

Terminologie relative aux forces navales canadiennes durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Spanish

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Record 13 2003-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)

Spanish

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Record 14 2002-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Administration
Key term(s)
  • Commander in Chief, American West Indies Stations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Administration militaire

Spanish

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Record 15 2002-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Education
OBS

The Cave Hill Campus is one of the three campuses of the University of the West Indies (U.W.I.). The U.W.I. is an independent institution, serving fourteen countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean. It started as a single campus at Mona, Jamaica in 1948 (as the University College of the West Indies), affiliated to the University of London. It achieved full University status in 1962, one year after the St Augustine Campus in Trinidad was established, and one year before the Cave Hill Campus was opened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Pédagogie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Pedagogía
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Record 16 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Food Industries
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)

Spanish

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Record 17 2000-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)

Spanish

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Record 18 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
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Record 19 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Informatics
  • Education
OBS

UN Programme on Space Applications (1990).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Informatique
  • Pédagogie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Informática
  • Pedagogía
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Record 20 1997-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Billet émis au début du siècle par certaines banques canadiennes à l'intention de leurs succursales antillaises et libellé en monnaie locale.

Spanish

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Record 21 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • International Relations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

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Record 22 1994-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Also referred to as West Indies Committee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 23 1994-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 24 1994-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 25 1993-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 26 1993-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 27 1991-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Key term(s)
  • Canadian National(West Indies) Steamships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 28 1988-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 29 1988-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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