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ESMIRNA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Izmir
1, record 1, English, Izmir
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Smyrna 1, record 1, English, Smyrna
former designation, correct, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Seaport city, Turkey. 2, record 1, English, - Izmir
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Izmir
1, record 1, French, Izmir
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Smyrne 1, record 1, French, Smyrne
former designation, correct, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville portuaire de Turquie, sur la mer Égée. 2, record 1, French, - Izmir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique, sous-entendu : «La Rome éternelle» (le nom d'une ville); «le Vieux-Montréal» (un nom de quartier). Le nom d'une ville située à l'extérieur du Canada et comprenant un article défini initial, adopte habituellement le genre de cet article : La Haye, Le Caire, La Nouvelle-Orléans. L'accord se fait cependant toujours au singulier, même si un élément du spécifique est pluriel : «(La ville de) Trois-Rivières est située sur le (fleuve) Saint-Laurent». 3, record 1, French, - Izmir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Esmirna
1, record 1, Spanish, Esmirna
correct, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Izmir 1, record 1, Spanish, Izmir
avoid, see observation, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forma tradicional española del nombre de esta ciudad de Turquía. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Esmirna
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Esmirna es el nombre tradicional y recomendado en español de la tercera ciudad de Turquía, no Izmir, que es su forma en turco. [...] Tal como indica el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, la forma española Esmirna no ha perdido su vigencia en el uso, [...] el gentilicio de Esmirna es esmírneo, no izmireño (de Izmir), como se ha podido ver en algunos medios. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Esmirna
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