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SAUDITA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Saudi Arabian
1, record 1, English, Saudi%20Arabian
correct, noun, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Saudi 2, record 1, English, Saudi
correct, noun, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A native or long-term resident of Saudi Arabia. 3, record 1, English, - Saudi%20Arabian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Saoudien
1, record 1, French, Saoudien
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Saoudienne 1, record 1, French, Saoudienne
correct, feminine noun, Asia
- Séoudien 2, record 1, French, S%C3%A9oudien
correct, masculine noun, Asia
- Séoudienne 2, record 1, French, S%C3%A9oudienne
correct, feminine noun, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne née en Arabie Saoudite ou qui y habite. 3, record 1, French, - Saoudien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- saudí
1, record 1, Spanish, saud%C3%AD
correct, common gender, Asia
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- saudita 2, record 1, Spanish, saudita
correct, common gender, Asia
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona nativa o habitante de Arabia Saudita. 3, record 1, Spanish, - saud%C3%AD
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Saudi Arabia
1, record 2, English, Saudi%20Arabia
correct, Asia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1, record 2, English, Kingdom%20of%20Saudi%20Arabia
correct, Asia
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A country in southwestern Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. 2, record 2, English, - Saudi%20Arabia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Riyadh. 3, record 2, English, - Saudi%20Arabia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Saudi Arabian. 3, record 2, English, - Saudi%20Arabia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Saudi Arabia: common name of the country. 4, record 2, English, - Saudi%20Arabia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
SA; SAU: codes recognized by ISO. 4, record 2, English, - Saudi%20Arabia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Arabie saoudite
1, record 2, French, Arabie%20saoudite
correct, feminine noun, Asia
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Royaume d'Arabie saoudite 1, record 2, French, Royaume%20d%27Arabie%20saoudite
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État d'Asie occidentale baigné à l'ouest par la mer Rouge et à l'est par le golfe Persique [...] 2, record 2, French, - Arabie%20saoudite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Riyad. 3, record 2, French, - Arabie%20saoudite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Saoudien, Saoudienne. 3, record 2, French, - Arabie%20saoudite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Arabie saoudite : nom usuel du pays. 4, record 2, French, - Arabie%20saoudite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
SA; SAU : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 4, record 2, French, - Arabie%20saoudite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aller en Arabie saoudite, visiter l'Arabie saoudite 4, record 2, French, - Arabie%20saoudite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Arabia Saudita
1, record 2, Spanish, Arabia%20Saudita
correct, Asia
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- Reino de Arabia Saudita 2, record 2, Spanish, Reino%20de%20Arabia%20Saudita
correct, masculine noun, Asia
- Arabia Saudí 3, record 2, Spanish, Arabia%20Saud%C3%AD
correct, Asia
- Reino de Arabia Saudí 4, record 2, Spanish, Reino%20de%20Arabia%20Saud%C3%AD
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital: Riad. 5, record 2, Spanish, - Arabia%20Saudita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitante: saudí. 5, record 2, Spanish, - Arabia%20Saudita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Arabia Saudita; Arabia Saudí: nombres usuales del país. 6, record 2, Spanish, - Arabia%20Saudita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
SA; SAU: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 6, record 2, Spanish, - Arabia%20Saudita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Arabia Saudita; Reino de Arabia Saudita: nombres reconocidos por las Naciones Unidas. 6, record 2, Spanish, - Arabia%20Saudita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 OBS
Arabia Saudí; Reino de Arabia Saudí: nombres en español recomendados por la Real Academia Española y la Unión Europea. 6, record 2, Spanish, - Arabia%20Saudita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 7 OBS
Arabia Saudí; Arabia Saudita: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que Arabia Saudí y Arabia Saudita son topónimos igualmente apropiados, de acuerdo con la Ortografía académica. [...] Tal como señala el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, ambas formas se consideran igualmente válidas en español. Mientras que Arabia Saudí es la grafía preferida en España, Arabia Saudita, sin tilde, es la denominación más extendida en Hispanoamérica. 7, record 2, Spanish, - Arabia%20Saudita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kuwait
1, record 3, English, Kuwait
correct, Asia
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- State of Kuwait 2, record 3, English, State%20of%20Kuwait
correct, Asia
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A country in southwestern Asia ... at the head of the Persian Gulf. 3, record 3, English, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Kuwait City. 4, record 3, English, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Kuwaiti. 4, record 3, English, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Kuwait: common name of the country. 5, record 3, English, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
KW; KWT: codes recognized by ISO. 5, record 3, English, - Kuwait
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Koweït
1, record 3, French, Kowe%C3%AFt
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- État du Koweït 2, record 3, French, %C3%89tat%20du%20Kowe%C3%AFt
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État d'Asie, sur le golfe Persique. 3, record 3, French, - Kowe%C3%AFt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Koweït. 4, record 3, French, - Kowe%C3%AFt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Koweïtien, Koweïtienne. 4, record 3, French, - Kowe%C3%AFt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Koweït : nom usuel du pays. 5, record 3, French, - Kowe%C3%AFt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
KW; KWT : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 5, record 3, French, - Kowe%C3%AFt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aller au Koweït, visiter le Koweït 5, record 3, French, - Kowe%C3%AFt
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Kuwait
1, record 3, Spanish, Kuwait
correct, Asia
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- Estado de Kuwait 1, record 3, Spanish, Estado%20de%20Kuwait
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Estado de Asia, junto al golfo Pérsico. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Kuwait. 3, record 3, Spanish, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitante: kuwaití. 3, record 3, Spanish, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Kuwait: nombre usual del país. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Kuwait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
KW; KWT: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Kuwait
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-03-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Qatar
1, record 4, English, Qatar
correct, Asia
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- State of Qatar 1, record 4, English, State%20of%20Qatar
correct, Asia
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An independent emirate on the west coast of the Persian Gulf. 2, record 4, English, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Doha. 3, record 4, English, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Qatari. 3, record 4, English, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Qatar: common name of the country. 4, record 4, English, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 OBS
QA; QAT: codes recognized by ISO. 4, record 4, English, - Qatar
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Qatar
1, record 4, French, Qatar
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- État du Qatar 1, record 4, French, %C3%89tat%20du%20Qatar
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État d'Asie occidentale [...] dans la péninsule d'Arabie, sur le golfe Persique [...] 2, record 4, French, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Doha. 3, record 4, French, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Qatarien, Qatarienne. 3, record 4, French, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Qatar : nom usuel du pays. 4, record 4, French, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 OBS
QA; QAT : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 4, record 4, French, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aller au Qatar, visiter le Qatar 4, record 4, French, - Qatar
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Qatar
1, record 4, Spanish, Qatar
correct, Asia
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- Estado de Qatar 2, record 4, Spanish, Estado%20de%20Qatar
correct, masculine noun, Asia
- Catar 3, record 4, Spanish, Catar
correct, Asia
- Estado de Catar 4, record 4, Spanish, Estado%20de%20Catar
correct, masculine noun, Asia
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Estado de Asia, junto al golfo Pérsico. 5, record 4, Spanish, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Doha. 4, record 4, Spanish, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitante: qatarí; catarí. 4, record 4, Spanish, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Qatar; Catar: nombre usual del país. 6, record 4, Spanish, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 OBS
QA; QAT: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 6, record 4, Spanish, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 6 OBS
Catar: Grafía propuesta en la "Ortografía de la lengua española". 4, record 4, Spanish, - Qatar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 7 OBS
Catar: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la última edición de la Ortografía de la lengua española propone, para referirse al país cuyo nombre se escribía tradicionalmente "Qatar", la grafía "Catar". 7, record 4, Spanish, - Qatar
Record 5 - internal organization data 2017-02-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Riyadh
1, record 5, English, Riyadh
correct, Asia
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital of Saudi Arabia. 2, record 5, English, - Riyadh
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Inhabitant: of Riyadh. 2, record 5, English, - Riyadh
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Riyad
1, record 5, French, Riyad
correct, see observation, Asia
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capitale de l'Arabie saoudite. 2, record 5, French, - Riyad
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitant : Riyadien, Riyadienne. 2, record 5, French, - Riyad
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village. 3, record 5, French, - Riyad
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- Riad
1, record 5, Spanish, Riad
correct, see observation, Asia
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capital de Arabia Saudita. 1, record 5, Spanish, - Riad
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habitante: riadí. 1, record 5, Spanish, - Riad
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad". 2, record 5, Spanish, - Riad
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