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PAYS ENTRE DEUX FLEUVES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mesopotamia
1, record 1, English, Mesopotamia
correct, see observation, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The region in southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, extending from the mountains of Asia Minor on the north to the Persian Gulf on the south. 2, record 1, English, - Mesopotamia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mesopotamia was the name of a region in ancient history; it can still be located on modern maps though the region now extends over Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. Literally, "Mesopotamia" means "a region between rivers". 3, record 1, English, - Mesopotamia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mesopotamia is a lower region between two rivers, a kind of "river valley". Nevertheless, it is incorrect to say "Mesopotamia River Valley" because there is no river of that name making "the valley of Mesopotamia River" impossible, and because Mesopotamia is not only of a valley type of land. 3, record 1, English, - Mesopotamia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Mesopotamian. Adjective: mesopotamian (of a region between rivers); Mesopotamian (of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers). 4, record 1, English, - Mesopotamia
Record 1, Key term(s)
- a region between rivers
- Mesopotamia Valley
- Mesopotamia River Valley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mésopotamie
1, record 1, French, M%C3%A9sopotamie
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région de l'Asie occidentale entre le Tigre et l'Euphrate. 2, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9sopotamie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Mésopotamie, région dont le nom remonte à l'histoire ancienne, peut encore être localisée sur les cartes actuelles, bien que le bassin alluvial s'étendant entre le Tigre et l'Euphrate soit actuellement partagé entre l'Iraq, (qui en possède la plus grande partie), l'Iran, la Syrie et la Turquie. Littéralement, «Mésopotamie» signifie «le pays entre les deux fleuves». 3, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9sopotamie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La Mésopotamie est une région basse entre deux fleuves. Dire «la vallée de la Mésopotamie» ne doit pas être compris comme «la vallée de la rivière Mésopotamie» puisqu'il n'existe aucune rivière ou cours d'eau de ce nom; il faut l'entendre comme «la portion de la Mésopotamie qui est une vallée, une plaine». 3, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9sopotamie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Mésopotamien, Mésopotamienne. Adjectif : mésopotamien, mésopotamienne. 4, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9sopotamie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- le pays entre les deux fleuves
- pays des deux fleuves
- vallée de la Mésopotamie
- vallée de la rivière Mésopotamie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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