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NINSTINTS [2 records]

Record 1 2022-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Anthropology
OBS

Ninstints: Haida World Heritage Site, George F. Macdonald, University of British Columbia Press, p. 36.

OBS

plural: The Ninstints; adjective: A Ninstints bag.

French

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

m. pl. : les Ninstints; f. pl. : les femmes ninstints; adj. : un sac ninstints; une pipe ninstints; des pipes ninstints.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-06-10

English

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

A historically inhabited place located in British Columbia, recognized for the Haida culture preserved there.

OBS

Coordinates: 52º 5' 56'' N, 131º 13' 3'' W (British Columbia).

OBS

Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory according to the Incorporation Act of the entity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
  • Patrimoine
OBS

Lieu historiquement habité situé en Colombie-Britannique, reconnu pour la culture Haida qui y est préservée.

OBS

Coordonnées : 52º 5' 56'' N, 131º 13' 3'' O (Colombie-Britannique).

OBS

Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d'un lieu habité n'a qu'une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire et qui tient de l'Acte d'incorporation de l'entité.

Spanish

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