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ZETLAND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Shetland
1, record 1, English, Shetland
correct, plural, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Shetland Islands 2, record 1, English, Shetland%20Islands
correct, plural, Great Britain
- Zetland 3, record 1, English, Zetland
former designation, correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An archipelago (some 100 islands and islets, 21 inhabited) 50 miles northeast of the Orkney Islands, [off north Scotland] forming a Scottish county, Zetland. Main islands: Mainland, Yell, Unst. County town: Lerwick, on Mainland. 4, record 1, English, - Shetland
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Shetland
1, record 1, French, Shetland
correct, feminine noun, plural, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Shetland 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Shetland
correct, feminine noun, plural, Great Britain
- îles Zetland 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Zetland
feminine noun, plural, Great Britain, rare
- Zetland 3, record 1, French, Zetland
former designation, correct, feminine noun, plural, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel de Grande-Bretagne, au nord-est de l'Écosse. 3, record 1, French, - Shetland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition, on a nommé les «îles Shetland du Sud» les îles britanniques subantarctiques, dépendance des Malouines. 4, record 1, French, - Shetland
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. 4, record 1, French, - Shetland
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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