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PRETORIA [3 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-07

English

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

The southernmost country on the African continent ...

OBS

Seat of government: Pretoria.

OBS

Legislative capital: Cape Town.

OBS

Inhabitant: South African.

OBS

South Africa: common name of the country.

OBS

ZA; ZAF: codes recognized by ISO.

French

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

État d'Afrique australe [bordé] à l'ouest par l'océan Atlantique, à l'est par l'océan Indien [...]

OBS

Siège du gouvernement : Pretoria.

OBS

Capitale législative : Le Cap.

OBS

Habitant : Sud-Africain, Sud-Africaine.

OBS

Afrique du Sud : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

ZA; ZAF : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller en Afrique du Sud, visiter l'Afrique du Sud

Spanish

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

Sede del gobierno: Pretoria.

OBS

Capital legislativa: Ciudad del Cabo.

OBS

Habitante: sudafricano, sudafricana.

OBS

Sudáfrica: nombre usual del país.

OBS

ZA; ZAF: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 2 2017-09-29

English

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

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

French

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

Personne née dans la ville de Pretoria 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 Pretoria.

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Record 3 2017-02-28

English

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

Seat of government of South Africa.

OBS

Inhabitant: Pretorian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Siège du gouvernement de l'Afrique du Sud.

OBS

Habitant : Prétorien, Prétorienne.

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

Sede del gobierno de Sudáfrica.

OBS

Habitante: pretoriano, pretoriana.

OBS

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

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