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ARKANSAS [5 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Nebria arkansana
Latin
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Nebria arkansana
Latin
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Carabidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-18

English

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

A south central state of U.S.A., bounded on north by Missouri, on east by Mississippi River separating it from Tennessee and Mississippi, on south by Louisiana, on west by Texas and Oklahoma.

OBS

The State of Arkansas became the 25th state of the United States of America in 1836.

OBS

Nickname: Land of Opportunity; [The Natural State].

OBS

Capital: Little Rock. Other city: Fayetteville.

OBS

AR: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

État du Centre-Sud des États-Unis.

OBS

Histoire : L'Arkansas, déjà visité par Hernando de Soto, fut exploré par Marquette et Cavelier de La Salle au XVIIe siècle. Après avoir fait partie de la Louisiane française, il fut cédé aux États-Unis en 1803, devint territoire en 1819, puis État de l'Union en 1836.

OBS

L'État de l'Arkansas est devenu le 25e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1836.

OBS

Capitale : Little Rock.

OBS

AR : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractère

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

An especially hard smooth stone used to sharpen dental instruments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
DEF

Pierre particulièrement dure et lisse, utilisée pour affûter les instruments dentaires.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Quarried Stone - Various
OBS

Local term for a variety of novaculite found in the Ouachita Mountains of Western Arkansas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Pierres diverses (Carrières)
DEF

Pierre très dure, provenant de l'Arkansas, et servant de meule.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Offers training and technical assistance to organizations and individuals interested in community organizing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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