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CAFRERIE [3 records]

Record 1 2005-07-28

English

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

Arabic origin name given, during the 17th and 18th centuries, to the portion of Africa located south of the equator and inhabited by Bantus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Dénomination d’origine arabe donnée, aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, à la partie de l’Afrique située au sud de l’équateur et peuplée de Bantous.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

Inhabitant of Kaffraria (portion of Africa south of the equator and inhabited by Bantus).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Habitant de Cafrerie(partie de l'Afrique située au sud de l'équateur et peuplée de Bantous).

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Genetics
OBS

a -- from which all domestic cats are said to be descended [also: fettered cat; African Kaffir cat, MECAT 72 90]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Génétique
OBS

où faut-il chercher l'ancêtre?(...) En Afrique? Parmi les--de l'Equateur? [aussi : chat de Cafrerie, p. 207]

Spanish

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