Capitalise the names of all countries, towns and other geographical terms commonly accepted to be proper names.
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The names of geographical features are also capitalised. The generic term (lake, sea, river, channel, etc.) is also capitalised when it is used as part of the name.
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Otherwise, no capital letter is used (see Reference).
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the Mediterranean and the Baltic seas |
Capitalise the initial article in a town’s name, even though it is lowercased in Catalan.
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When you are referring to parts of cities, capitalise terms such as avinguda, carrer, carretera, passeig andplaça, even though these are lowercased in Catalan (see also Place names).
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All Erasmus Week participants should be at the underground station inPlaça de Catalunya at 9.00 a.m. |
Compass directions should only be capitalised when they are part of the name of a recognised geographical or political region.
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The URV has established an agreement with Queen’s University, the leading university in Northern Ireland. |
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The URV is the university of southern Catalonia. |