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COLOMBO [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of the city of Colombo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née dans la ville de Colombo ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de la ciudad de Colombo.

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Record 2 2017-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
LK
classification system code, see observation
LKA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

An island nation in the Indian Ocean, located between the Laccadive Sea in west and the Bay of Bengal ... of the southern coast of India.

OBS

Legislative capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

OBS

Commercial capital: Colombo.

OBS

Inhabitant: Sri Lankan.

OBS

Sri Lanka: common name of the country.

OBS

LK; LKA: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
LK
classification system code, see observation
LKA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État insulaire situé dans l'océan Indien, au sud-est de l'Inde.

OBS

Capitale législative : Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

OBS

Capitale commerciale : Colombo.

OBS

Habitant : Sri-Lankais, Sri-Lankaise.

OBS

Sri Lanka : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

LK; LKA : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller au Sri Lanka, visiter le Sri-Lanka

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
LK
classification system code, see observation
LKA
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Capital legislativa: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

OBS

Capital comercial: Colombo.

OBS

Habitante: esrilanqués, esrilanquesa.

OBS

Sri Lanka: nombre usual del país.

OBS

LK; LKA: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 3 2017-02-28

English

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

Commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

OBS

Inhabitant: of Colombo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Capitale commerciale du Sri Lanka.

OBS

Habitant : Colombois, Colomboise.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Capital comercial de Sri Lanka.

OBS

Habitante: de Colombo.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

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