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<tbx:geographicalUsage> Geographical Usage Flag (TBX)
An indicator of the geographical area in which the term is used. Use values found
for “region” in the IANA language subtag registry. (Do not use deprecated values.)
Usage/Remarks
The <tbx:geographicalUsage> element may be omitted when it makes no useful distinction (as where terms do not
vary between countries or regions).
Models and Context
May be contained in
Description
Text, numbers, or special characters
Content Model
<!ELEMENT %TBX.geographicalUsage; (#PCDATA) >
Tagged Sample
First example is British English; second example is American English
<tbx:termEntry id="ISO10241-1.a27.234"> <tbx:langSet xml:lang="en"> <tbx:definition>deck structure supported by vertical and possibly inclined piles extending into the sea, frequently in a direction normal to the coastline</tbx:definition> <tbx:tig> <tbx:term id="a27.234-1">jetty</tbx:term> <tbx:partOfSpeech value="noun"/> <tbx:geographicalUsage>en GB</tbx:geographicalUsage> </tbx:tig> <tbx:tig> <tbx:term id="a27.234-2">pier</tbx:term> <tbx:partOfSpeech value="noun"/> <tbx:geographicalUsage>en US</tbx:geographicalUsage> </tbx:tig> </tbx:langSet> </tbx:termEntry>