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[Post New]09/10/2008 15:36:31
    Subject: alternativenames
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xzhou



Joined: 25/07/2008 12:02:28
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is there difference between the alternateNames.txt and the alternativename column of allcountries.txt.
[Post New]09/10/2008 20:47:50
    Subject: Re:alternativenames
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marc



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The alternatename column of the main geoname table is an excerpt from the more detailed alternatename table. It is lacking information like languagecode etc.

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Marc
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