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CAROLINA SUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- South Carolina
1, record 1, English, South%20Carolina
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- S.C. 2, record 1, English, S%2EC%2E
United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- SC 3, record 1, English, SC
correct, see observation, United States
- Palmetto State 4, record 1, English, Palmetto%20State
see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the Thirteen Colonies, the State of South Carolina became the 8th state of the United States of America in 1788. 5, record 1, English, - South%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Southeastern seaboard state of U.S.A., bounded on north by North Carolina, on east and southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on south, southwest, and west by Georgia. 4, record 1, English, - South%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
S.C.: Where a name has several elements, each abbreviated by a single letter followed by a period, the elements of the abbreviation are not separated by a space. 6, record 1, English, - South%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Nickname: Palmetto State. 4, record 1, English, - South%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Capital: Columbia. 7, record 1, English, - South%20Carolina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
SC: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted. 5, record 1, English, - South%20Carolina
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Caroline du Sud
1, record 1, French, Caroline%20du%20Sud
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- C.S. 2, record 1, French, C%2ES%2E
correct, see observation, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- SC 3, record 1, French, SC
correct, see observation, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'un des treize États fondateurs, l'État de la Caroline du Sud est devenu le 8e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1788. 4, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État de l'Est des États-Unis, au bord de l'Atlantique et au sud de la Caroline du Nord. 5, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Histoire : Unie à la Caroline du Nord jusqu'en 1730, la Caroline du Sud devint un État de l'Union en 1788. Premier État à faire sécession en 1860, elle fut dévastée par Sherman en 1865. 5, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
C.S. : Les conjonctions et particules de liaison dans les noms français ne figurent pas dans l'abréviation de ces noms. Lorsqu'un nom a plus d'un élément, et que chaque élément est abrégé par une seule lettre suivie d'un point, ces lettres sont accolées, sans être séparées par un espace. 6, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Capitale : Columbia. 5, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
SC : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères. 4, record 1, French, - Caroline%20du%20Sud
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Carolina del Sur
1, record 1, Spanish, Carolina%20del%20Sur
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No existe consenso entre los autores sobre el género de los nombres de los estados. Generalmente se hace la concordancia con el genérico masculino "estado". 2, record 1, Spanish, - Carolina%20del%20Sur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carolina del Sur : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda emplear, si lo hay, el nombre tradicional en español de los estados federados de Estados Unidos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Carolina%20del%20Sur
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