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SURAMERICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- South America
1, record 1, English, South%20America
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The fourth largest of the continents, bordering on the Caribbean in the north, the Pacific in the west, and the Atlantic in the east and joined to Central America by the Isthmus of Panama. 2, record 1, English, - South%20America
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Inhabitant: South American. 2, record 1, English, - South%20America
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Amérique du Sud
1, record 1, French, Am%C3%A9rique%20du%20Sud
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Amérique du Sud est un continent ou un sous-continent et la partie méridionale de l'Amérique. Il est situé entièrement dans l'hémisphère ouest et principalement dans l'hémisphère sud. Il est bordé à l'ouest par l'océan Pacifique et au nord et à l'est par l'océan Atlantique. 2, record 1, French, - Am%C3%A9rique%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitant : sud-américain, sud-américaine. 3, record 1, French, - Am%C3%A9rique%20du%20Sud
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- América del Sur
1, record 1, Spanish, Am%C3%A9rica%20del%20Sur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Sudamérica 1, record 1, Spanish, Sudam%C3%A9rica
correct, feminine noun
- Suramérica 1, record 1, Spanish, Suram%C3%A9rica
correct, feminine noun
- Sur América 1, record 1, Spanish, Sur%20Am%C3%A9rica
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- Sud América 1, record 1, Spanish, Sud%20Am%C3%A9rica
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
América del Sur engloba a los países ubicados al sur del istmo de Panamá: Colombia, Venezuela, Guayana, Surinam, Guayana Francesa, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay y Argentina. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Am%C3%A9rica%20del%20Sur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitante: sudamericano, sudamericana; suramericano, suramericana. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Am%C3%A9rica%20del%20Sur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
América del Sur; Sudamérica; Suramérica; Sur América; Sud América : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que tanto "América del Sur" como "Sudamérica" o "Suramérica" son formas adecuadas, pero no "Sur América" ni "Sud América". 1, record 1, Spanish, - Am%C3%A9rica%20del%20Sur
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