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Record 1 2017-03-14

English

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

A landlocked country in southeastern Asia.

OBS

Capital: Vientiane.

OBS

Inhabitant: Laotian.

OBS

Laos: common name of the country.

OBS

LA; LAO: codes recognized by ISO.

OBS

Lao People's Democratic Republic: name recognized by the United Nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
LA
classification system code, see observation
LAO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État de l’Asie du Sud-Est.

OBS

Capitale : Vientiane.

OBS

Habitant : Laotien, Laotienne.

OBS

Laos : nom commun du pays.

OBS

LA; LAO : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

OBS

République démocratique populaire lao : nom reconnu par les Nations Unies.

PHR

aller au Laos, visiter le Laos

Spanish

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

Estado en el sureste de Asia, entre Tailandia y Vietnam.

OBS

Capital: Vientián.

OBS

Habitante: laosiano, laosiana.

OBS

Laos: nombre usual del país.

OBS

LA; LAO: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

Laos; República Democrática Popular de Laos: nombres tradicionales en español recomendados por la Real Academia Española y la Unión Europea.

OBS

República Democrática Popular Lao: nombre reconocido por las Naciones Unidas.

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Record 2 2007-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Food Industries
CONT

Boutique and organic: Combining glutinous and aromatic characters are the so-called "boutique" rices, which include many traditional Lao varieties, and others grown and consumed in Thailand and Cambodia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Riz boutique et riz biologique : Les riz dits «boutique» associent les caractères gluants et parfumés. Il s’agit notamment de nombreuses variétés Lao traditionnelles et d’autres variétés cultivées et consommées en Thaïlande et au Cambodge.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire(République démocratique populaire lao).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
OBS

Moneda de República Democrática Popular Lao. Unidad fraccionaria: 100 ats

OBS

Plural: nuevos kips.

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Record 4 1996-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A group of languages related to the Sino-Tibetan languages and spoken in south-east Asia. It includes Thai, Lao, and Shan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Groupe de langues reliées aux langues sino-tibétaines et parlées au sud-est de l'Asie. Elles comprennent le taï, le lao et le shan.

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Thai language spoken by the people of Laos and northern Thailand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue du groupe thaï parlée au Laos et dans l'est de la Thaïlande. Le lao s’écrit dans un alphabet dérivé du khmer et est une des langues officielles du Laos.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

... monetary unit of Laos [officially Lao People's Democratic Republic], equal to 100 at.

OBS

Plural: kips or kip.

OBS

LAK: standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire(République démocratique populaire lao).

OBS

Pluriel : kips.

OBS

LAK : code normalisé par l’ISO et l’AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 7 1987-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Oriental Religions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Religions orientales
OBS

Lao Tseu, Livre du Tao et de sa vertu, II, LXIV, 3, VIe s. av. J.-C.

Spanish

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