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APPARTEMENT DUPLEX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duplex apartment
1, record 1, English, duplex%20apartment
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- duplex 2, record 1, English, duplex
correct, Canada
- maisonette 3, record 1, English, maisonette
correct, Great Britain
- maisonnette 4, record 1, English, maisonnette
correct, Great Britain, standardized
- two-storey flat 5, record 1, English, two%2Dstorey%20flat
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dwelling of more than one storey within a larger building. 6, record 1, English, - duplex%20apartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maisonnette: term and definition standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - duplex%20apartment
Record 1, Key term(s)
- two storey flat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appartement en duplex
1, record 1, French, appartement%20en%20duplex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appartement duplex 2, record 1, French, appartement%20duplex
correct, masculine noun
- duplex 3, record 1, French, duplex
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appartement dont les pièces sont réparties sur deux étages, reliés par un escalier intérieur. 4, record 1, French, - appartement%20en%20duplex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
duplex : terme recommandé par l'Office de la langue française qui ajoute cependant que pour distinguer ce type de duplex de celui qui désigne une maison, on peut aussi dire "appartement duplex". 5, record 1, French, - appartement%20en%20duplex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
duplex : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - appartement%20en%20duplex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dúplex
1, record 1, Spanish, d%C3%BAplex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- piso dúplex 2, record 1, Spanish, piso%20d%C3%BAplex
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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