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BAHIA [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
BR-BA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A state of Brazil.

OBS

BR-BA: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
BR-BA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État du Brésil.

OBS

BR-BA : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
BR-BA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado del nordeste de Brasil.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "Bahía" es la grafía adecuada en español para el nombre de este estado brasileño.

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Record 2 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

An opening.

CONT

The buttresses run down to the level of the portals dividing the surface into three vertical bays which correspond to the three aisles of the nave that lie behind it. The bays are intersected and tied together by two horizontal galleries and by the zigzag of the gables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Ouverture d'un mur pour une porte ou une fenêtre.

CONT

Deux baies et une rose occupent les fenêtres hautes d'une travée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
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Record 3 2003-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A wide, curving open indentation, recess, or inlet of a sea, ... lake [or large river] into the land or between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove, and usually smaller than, but of the same general character as, a gulf.

CONT

James Bay, N.W.T.

OBS

bay: term officially approved by the GNBC (Geographical Names Board of Canada) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176), which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Échancrure ou rentrant de la côte, de taille intermédiaire entre le golfe et l'anse.

CONT

Baie Verte, T.-N.

OBS

Le terme est parfois appliqué à de grands golfes : baie d'Hudson, baie Australienne. Le nom de la baie se rattache à un élément naturel (baie de Seine), à un fait historique (baie de la Rencontre), souvent à la ville importante voisine (baie de Rio de Janeiro).

OBS

baie : terme uniformisé par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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