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BAHR [10 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
  • Airborne Forces
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

A mnemonic used to determine the setting of a parachutist's altimeter and automatic activation device prior to takeoff.

OBS

lower advance, higher retard; LAHR: designations officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Formule mnémotechnique utilisée pour paramétrer l’altimètre du parachutiste et le dispositif d’ouverture automatique avant le décollage.

OBS

basse avance, haute recule; BAHR : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-06-16

English

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

A province of Chad.

OBS

TD-BG: code recognized by ISO.

French

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

Province du Tchad.

OBS

TD-BG : code reconnu par l’ISO.

Spanish

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

Provincia de Chad.

OBS

TD-BG: código reconocido por ISO.

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Record 3 2022-01-21

English

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

A state of South Soudan.

OBS

SS-BN: code recognized by ISO.

French

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

État du Soudan du Sud.

OBS

SS-BN : code reconnu par l’ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-01-21

English

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

A state of South Soudan.

OBS

SS-BW: code recognized by ISO.

French

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

État du Soudan du Sud.

OBS

SS-BW : code reconnu par l’ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-12-23

English

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

A governorate of Egypt.

OBS

EG-BA: code recognized by ISO.

French

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

Gouvernorat d’Égypte.

OBS

EG-BA : code reconnu par l’ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-04-23

English

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

An Eastern Sudanic language of the Chari-Nile branch closely related to Shilluk and spoken by the Dinka, a people of the Nile valley inhabiting the country south of Khartoum.

French

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

Langue nilotique parlée par les Dinka, groupe ethnique vivant dans la province du Bahr el-Ghazal entre Wau et Malakal, dans le bassin central du Nil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
OBS

La lengua dinka (jeing) pertenece a la rama occidental nilótica (chari-nilo) de la familia nilo-sahariana de lenguas, [es] hablada por unos 2 millones de personas al sur de Sudán y suroeste de Etiopía.

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Record 7 2004-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

River in East and Northeast Africa; the longest river in the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Fleuve d’Afrique occidentale.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

flows E to confluence, 1652 m. from Owen Falls Dam, with Sobat (from highlands of SW Ethiopia).

OBS

or Arab. Bahr al-Abyad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Bahr el-Abiad, en ar. al-Bahr al-Abyad

Spanish

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Record 9 1994-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

enters Sudan and flows N to join White Nile at Khartoum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-07-02

English

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

An Eastern Sudanic language of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken by the Bari people living near Juba in southern Sudan.

French

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

Langue nilo-charienne du groupe soudanais oriental, parlée par les Baris, groupe ethnique habitant près de Juba, ville du Soudan méridional située sur les rives du Bahr el-Djebel.

Spanish

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