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CHERNOBIL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chornobyl
1, record 1, English, Chornobyl
correct, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Chernobyl 2, record 1, English, Chernobyl
correct, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A town in northern Ukraine. 3, record 1, English, - Chornobyl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[The] town [was] abandoned after a nuclear accident nearby in 1986. 4, record 1, English, - Chornobyl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chornobyl: English transliteration of the Ukrainian name of the city. 3, record 1, English, - Chornobyl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Chernobyl: English transliteration of the Russian name of the city. 3, record 1, English, - Chornobyl
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Tchornobyl
1, record 1, French, Tchornobyl
correct, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Tchernobyl 2, record 1, French, Tchernobyl
correct, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Localité d'Ukraine, sur le Pripiat, à son entrée dans la retenue de [Kyiv]. 3, record 1, French, - Tchornobyl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Tchornobyl : translittération française du nom ukrainien de la localité. 4, record 1, French, - Tchornobyl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Tchernobyl : translittération française du nom russe de la localité. 4, record 1, French, - Tchornobyl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village. 4, record 1, French, - Tchornobyl
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Chernóbil
1, record 1, Spanish, Chern%C3%B3bil
correct, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Chernobil 2, record 1, Spanish, Chernobil
avoid, see observation, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Localidad de Ucrania. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Chern%C3%B3bil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad". 3, record 1, Spanish, - Chern%C3%B3bil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chernóbil : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda la grafía "Chernóbil", con acentuación llana, como apropiada en español para referirse a esta localidad de Ucrania. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Chern%C3%B3bil
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