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ANEGADA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- British Virgin Islands
1, record 1, English, British%20Virgin%20Islands
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A British colony occupying the 36 eastern islands (11 inhabited) of the Virgin Islands. Capital: Road Town on Tortola Island. 2, record 1, English, - British%20Virgin%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îles Vierges britanniques
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20britanniques
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Vierges du Royaume-Uni 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20du%20Royaume%2DUni
feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe d’îles des îles Vierges qui appartient à la Grande-Bretagne, les autres îles appartenant aux États-Unis; les principales îles sont : Tortola, Anegada et Virgin Gorda. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20britanniques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chef-lieu : Road Town, dans l’île Tortola. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20britanniques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d’îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20britanniques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Virgin Islands
1, record 2, English, Virgin%20Islands
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cluster of small islands in the Leeward group, West Indies, divided between the British Virgin Islands and the Virgin Islands of the U.S.A. 2, record 2, English, - Virgin%20Islands
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- îles Vierges
1, record 2, French, %C3%AEles%20Vierges
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel des Petites Antilles, situé à l'est de Porto Rico, entre l'Atlantique et la mer des Caraïbes et colonisé en partie par la Grande-Bretagne et en partie par les États-Unis(statut de 1967). Les îles Vierges britanniques [...] comprennent 42 îles dont 11 sont habitées [les principales étant Tortola, Anegada et Virgin Gorda]. Les îles Vierges américaines comprennent les îles Saint Thomas, Sainte-Croix et Saint John [achetées au Danemark en 1917, ] et une cinquantaine d’îlots inhabités. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Christophe Colomb découvrit ces îles et leur donna ce nom parce qu’elles se suivent en mer comme la procession des onze mille vierges de la légende chrétienne. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d’îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 4, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Anegada
1, record 3, English, Anegada
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Island, British Virgin Islands, West Indies. 2, record 3, English, - Anegada
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Anegada
1, record 3, French, Anegada
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
île des Petites Antilles britanniques, dans l’archipel des îles Vierges. 2, record 3, French, - Anegada
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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