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Also known as {{{de}}}.
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Language-switching method to display aliases, especially for use with categories for which multiple names describe the same subject.

Usage

{{Also known as
 |de =
 |en =
 |es =
 |fr =
 |it =
 |pt =
 |sv =
}}

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefaultStatus
dealias in GermanText entered into this parameter will be shown after "Auch bekannt als" for German language users or for English language users if no alias for English is supplied.{{{en}}}optional
enalias in EnglishText entered into this parameter will be shown after "Also known as" for English language users or for other language users if no alias for those languages is supplied.{{{de}}}required
esalias in SpanishText entered into this parameter will be shown after "También conocido como" for Spanish language users.{{{en}}}optional
fralias in FrenchText entered into this parameter will be shown after "Également connu sous le nom" for French language users.{{{en}}}optional
italias in ItalianText entered into this parameter will be shown after "Noto anche come" for Italian language users.{{{en}}}optional
ptalias in PortugueseText entered into this parameter will be shown after "Também conhecido como" for Portuguese language users.{{{en}}}optional
svalias in SwedishText entered into this parameter will be shown after "Även känd som" for Swedish language users.{{{en}}}optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Category namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement: At the top of the page

Relies on:

See also

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)