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Record 1 2017-02-28

English

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

Capital of Egypt.

OBS

Inhabitant: Cairene.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Capitale de l'Égypte.

OBS

Habitant : Cairote.

OBS

Le Caire : L'article défini s'écrit avec majuscule et ne doit jamais être omis parce qu'il fait partie intégrante du nom officiel de la ville. Par contre, l'article défini masculin se contracte après les prépositions « de » et « à » et il perd sa majuscule.

Spanish

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

Capital de Egipto.

OBS

Habitante: cairota.

OBS

El Cairo: El artículo definido forma parte del nombre de la ciudad, por lo tanto se escribe con mayúscula y no se omite ni se contrae.

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