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DETROIT MESSINE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Reggio di Calabri
1, record 1, English, Reggio%20di%20Calabri
correct, Italy
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Reggio di Calabre
1, record 1, French, Reggio%20di%20Calabre
correct, Italy
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville d’Italie, en Calabre, sur le détroit de Messine. 2, record 1, French, - Reggio%20di%20Calabre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom d’une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo- générique, sous-entendu : «la Rome éternelle » (le nom d’une ville); «le Vieux-Montréal» (un nom de quartier). Le nom d’une ville située à l’extérieur du Canada et comprenant un article défini initial, adopte habituellement le genre de cet article : La Haye, Le Caire, La Nouvelle-Orléans. L’accord se fait cependant toujours au singulier, même si un élément du spécifique est pluriel : «(La ville de) Trois-Rivières est située sur (le fleuve) Saint-Laurent.). 3, record 1, French, - Reggio%20di%20Calabre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-04-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Strait of Messina
1, record 2, English, Strait%20of%20Messina
correct, Italy
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Channel between South Italy and northeast Sicily. 2, record 2, English, - Strait%20of%20Messina
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Messine
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Messine
correct, masculine noun, Italy
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bras de mer séparant l’Italie péninsulaire et la Sicile. Il relie les mers Thyrrénienne et Ionienne. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Messine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fata Morgana
1, record 3, English, fata%20Morgana
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Originally, the name given to a multiple mirage phenomenon often observed over the Straits of Messina and supposed to be the work of the fairy (in Italian: fata) Morgana; later, it was applied to any impressive multiple mirage. 2, record 3, English, - fata%20Morgana
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fata Morgana
1, record 3, French, fata%20Morgana
correct, feminine noun, invariable
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fée Morgane 2, record 3, French, f%C3%A9e%20Morgane
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné primitivement à un phénomène de mirage multiple, souvent observé au-dessus du détroit de Messine, et que l'on attribuait à la fée(en italien, fata) Morgane; par extension, nom donné à tout mirage multiple spectaculaire. 3, record 3, French, - fata%20Morgana
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Fata Morgana sont des combinaisons exceptionnelles de mirages supérieurs et inférieurs, où l’image d’un point est un segment vertical. Ces mirages confèrent à un horizon légèrement irrégulier l’apparence d’un paysage rempli de tours et de parapets et sont à la base de nombreuses légendes. 4, record 3, French, - fata%20Morgana
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Fata Morgana
1, record 3, Spanish, Fata%20Morgana
correct, feminine noun, invariable
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- Hada Morgana 2, record 3, Spanish, Hada%20Morgana
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Originalmente se llamó así a un fenómeno de espejismo múltiple que se observa con frecuencia en el estrecho de Mesina y atribuido al hada (en italiano, "fata") Morgana; hoy día se aplica a los espejismos múltiples de grandes proporciones. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Fata%20Morgana
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-11-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Reggio di Calabria
1, record 4, English, Reggio%20di%20Calabria
correct, Europe
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abbreviated to Reggio or Reggio Calabria. Province of Calabria, south Italy. 2, record 4, English, - Reggio%20di%20Calabria
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Reggio
- Reggio Calabria
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Reggio di Calabria
1, record 4, French, Reggio%20di%20Calabria
correct, Europe
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville d’Italie(Calabre), chef-lieu de province sur le détroit de Messine. 2, record 4, French, - Reggio%20di%20Calabria
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ou Reggio Calabria. 3, record 4, French, - Reggio%20di%20Calabria
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Reggio Calabria
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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