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AZTECA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aztec
1, record 1, English, Aztec
correct, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mexica 1, record 1, English, Mexica
correct, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Aztecs ... were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. 2, record 1, English, - Aztec
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Aztèque
1, record 1, French, Azt%C3%A8que
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Mexica 1, record 1, French, Mexica
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les Aztèques, ou Mexicas (du nom de leur capitale, Mexico-Tenochtitlan), étaient un peuple amérindien du groupe nahua, c'est-à-dire de langue nahuatl. [...] Au début du XVIe siècle, ils avaient atteint un niveau de civilisation parmi les plus avancés d'Amérique et dominaient, avec les autres membres de leur Triple alliance, le plus vaste empire de la Mésoamérique postclassique. 2, record 1, French, - Azt%C3%A8que
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
- Arqueología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- azteca
1, record 1, Spanish, azteca
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
azteca: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los nombres que designan pueblos o etnias se escriben con minúscula inicial. 1, record 1, Spanish, - azteca
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-04-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Aztec thrush
1, record 2, English, Aztec%20thrush
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Turdidae. 2, record 2, English, - Aztec%20thrush
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 3, record 2, English, - Aztec%20thrush
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grive aztèque
1, record 2, French, grive%20azt%C3%A8que
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grive noir et blanc 2, record 2, French, grive%20noir%20et%20blanc
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Turdidae. 3, record 2, French, - grive%20azt%C3%A8que
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
grive aztèque : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 4, record 2, French, - grive%20azt%C3%A8que
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 4, record 2, French, - grive%20azt%C3%A8que
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- zorzal azteca
1, record 2, Spanish, zorzal%20azteca
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- mirlo pinto 1, record 2, Spanish, mirlo%20pinto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Turdidae. [...] Es endémica de México, pero ocasionalmente se ve vagabundeando en Estados Unidos. Su hábitat natural son los bosques húmedos y montanos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - zorzal%20azteca
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