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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


CAW 

CENSUS (Search for related entries in the library)

CENSUS FAMILY 

Scope Note: Defined by Canada's national statistics agency as a married or common-law couple (with or without children of either or both partners), or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling.

CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREA 

CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREAS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Geographic area defined by Statistics Canada as having an urban core with a population of at least 100,000.

CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (Search for related entries in the library)

CENTRAL CANADA (Search for related entries in the library)

CEP 

CHICAGO (Search for related entries in the library)

CHILD ABUSE