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ARCHIPEL FRISON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Frisian Islands
1, record 1, English, Frisian%20Islands
correct, plural, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chain of islands along the Dutch, German and Danish coasts. They have been separated from the mainland by the land's sinking. The West Frisian Islands ... belong to the Netherlands. The East Frisian Islands ... belong to Germany. The North Frisian Islands ... are German and ... Danish. 2, record 1, English, - Frisian%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- archipel Frison
1, record 1, French, archipel%20Frison
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Frisonnes 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Frisonnes
correct, feminine noun, plural, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des îles situées sur les côtes méridionales et orientales de la mer du Nord, en avant des rivages néerlandais, ouest-allemand et danois de la Frise, depuis la pointe néerlandaise du Helder, jusqu'aux environs d'Esberg au Danemark. [...] On distingue : l'archipel Frison occidental, aux Pays-Bas, [...]; l'archipel Frison oriental, entre l'embouchure de l'Ems et celle de la Weser, qui comprend les îles ouest-allemandes [...]; l'archipel Frison septentrional, partagé entre l'Allemagne et le Danemark [...]. 1, record 1, French, - archipel%20Frison
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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 circulation 3, record 1, French, - archipel%20Frison
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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