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VEY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tidal flat
1, record 1, English, tidal%20flat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wad 2, record 1, English, wad
correct, see observation, regional
- tide flat 3, record 1, English, tide%20flat
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad flat area, very close to sea level that is flooded and drained with each rise and fall of the tide. 4, record 1, English, - tidal%20flat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Roberts Bank tidal flats at the Fraser River Delta. 5, record 1, English, - tidal%20flat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tidal flat may form the surface of a deltaic deposit. 6, record 1, English, - tidal%20flat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Tidal flats are ... emerging during low tide and submerging during high tide (= intertidal zone). 7, record 1, English, - tidal%20flat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wad: a Dutch term for "tidal flat." 6, record 1, English, - tidal%20flat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
tidal flat: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - tidal%20flat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- replat de marée
1, record 1, French, replat%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- platin 2, record 1, French, platin
correct, masculine noun
- wadden 3, record 1, French, wadden
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- wad 4, record 1, French, wad
masculine noun
- vey 5, record 1, French, vey
masculine noun
- veys 4, record 1, French, veys
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bande littorale vaseuse molle et peu colonisée par la végétation de l'estran, couverte par les marées ordinaires. 6, record 1, French, - replat%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les platins du banc Roberts, dans le delta du Fraser. 7, record 1, French, - replat%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Il s'agit de] la zone la plus dynamique de la vasière. 6, record 1, French, - replat%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel de «wadden» : wadden. 8, record 1, French, - replat%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wad : Du latin «vadum», par le flamand «wadden». 4, record 1, French, - replat%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estero
1, record 1, Spanish, estero
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Vei
1, record 2, English, Vei
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Vai 1, record 2, English, Vai
correct
- Gallinas 1, record 2, English, Gallinas
correct
- Karo 1, record 2, English, Karo
correct
- Kondo 1, record 2, English, Kondo
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Vai, an ethnic group inhabiting the eastern part of Liberia and contiguous parts of Sierra Leone. 1, record 2, English, - Vei
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vaï
1, record 2, French, va%C3%AF
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vay 1, record 2, French, vay
correct, masculine noun
- vey 1, record 2, French, vey
correct, masculine noun
- karo 1, record 2, French, karo
correct, masculine noun
- karu 1, record 2, French, karu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue du groupe mandé de la famille nigéro-congolaise parlée par les Vaï, peuple habitant le Liberia et les régions adjacentes de la Sierra Leone. 1, record 2, French, - va%C3%AF
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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