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straits (bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water. |
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straits (preferred,C,V,English-P,D,U,PN)
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strait (C,V,English,AD,U,SN)
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海峽 (水體連接通道) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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hǎi xiá (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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hai xia (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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hai hsia (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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straten (waterlopen) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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straat (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RD |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ landscapes (environments) (G) |
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................ natural landscapes (G) |
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.................... bodies of water (natural) (G) |
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........................ straits (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 連結兩個較大水體之狹窄水道,和「海峽」(sound)相比通常較窄,沒有那麼寬闊。 |
Dutch ..... Een nauwe waterweg, meestal smaller dan een inham, die twee wateroppervlakken met elkaar verbindt. |
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