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IGLU [2 records]

Record 1 2005-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Anthropology
DEF

A dome-shaped Inuit dwelling built of snow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Habitation en forme de coupole, faite de blocs de neige, que construisent les [Inuits].

OBS

Pluriel : des igloos, des iglous.

OBS

iglou : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Educational Institutions
OBS

of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education. Information confirmed by the Organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Établissements d'enseignement
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'Organisation.

Spanish

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