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CITY DWELLER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sociology
- Urban Integration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- urbanite
1, record 1, English, urbanite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- city dweller 2, record 1, English, city%20dweller
- town dweller 3, record 1, English, town%20dweller
- urban dweller 3, record 1, English, urban%20dweller
- city slicker 4, record 1, English, city%20slicker
jargon
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who lives in a city. 2, record 1, English, - urbanite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many would move to Moscow if they could get state permission, while few urbanites willingly head for the countryside. 5, record 1, English, - urbanite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie urbaine
- Intégration urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- citadin
1, record 1, French, citadin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- urbain 2, record 1, French, urbain
correct, masculine noun
- habitant de la ville 3, record 1, French, habitant%20de%20la%20ville
masculine noun
- urbanicole 4, record 1, French, urbanicole
masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habitant de la ville. 5, record 1, French, - citadin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Héritière de la révolution industrielle du siècle dernier, notre époque est essentiellement urbaine. Comme le suggère Françoise Choay, «la ville est son horizon». Idéologies et utopies s'y expriment donc dans et en fonction des villes et de notre condition «d'urbanicoles» décrite par René Berger en référence à nos origines arboricoles. 6, record 1, French, - citadin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On constate que l'urbanisation se poursuit et qu'elle concerne aujourd'hui 50 % de la population mondiale avec 1 milliard d'urbains dans le sud et 3 milliards de ruraux, et 2 milliards d'urbains environ dans le nord. 7, record 1, French, - citadin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à nos ancêtres qui vivaient dans les arbres, on a donné le nom d'arboricoles. À nous qui vivons dans les villes, je propose de donner le non d'urbanicoles. 8, record 1, French, - citadin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La source «d», ROBER-CD, qualifie le substantif «urbain» de rare. 9, record 1, French, - citadin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Noter que les substantifs «citadin», «urbain» et «habitant» semblent peu usités au féminin dans ce genre de contexte. 9, record 1, French, - citadin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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