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BATON ROUGE [4 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
DEF

A waxy solid usually colored cosmetic in stick form for the lips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
DEF

Fard rouge ou de toute autre couleur pour les lèvres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos de belleza
DEF

Cosmético usado para colorear los labios, que se presenta generalmente en forma de barra guardada en un estuche.

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Record 2 2020-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Criminology
OBS

Red Poles were originally military unit leaders, they are now gang leaders. A Red Pole may have around fifty men under his command. He is the one who takes care of the messy aspects of triad life, if pressure needs to be put on, if someone needs to be rubbed out, the Red Pole is called and he carries out the assignment with his men.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Criminologie

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
OBS

A tree of the family Rosaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Rosacées.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-09-26

English

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

State capital and port of Louisiana, U.S.A. situated on east bank of Mississippi River.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

(nom donné par les Français d'après un cyprès rouge servant de bornage aux Indiens). Ville des États-Unis, capitale de la Louisiane (depuis 1849), sur le Mississippi.

Spanish

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