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ROW HOUSES [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Penal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Westmorland Institution
1, record 1, English, Westmorland%20Institution
correct, New Brunswick
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Title used by the Translation Bureau’s Criminology Unit and the Linguistic Services at Correctional Service Canada. 2, record 1, English, - Westmorland%20Institution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Westmorland Institution is located in the village of Dorchester, approximately 40 kilometers from Moncton, New Brunswick. Originally an annex to Dorchester Penitentiary, this institution was established as an autonomous institution in 1975 and was named for the county in which it is located. Originally designed as an agricultural operation, Westmorland Institution has evolved into a full-fledged correctional facility offering a range of personal development, academic and vocational programs which are focused on addressing the criminogenic needs of the offenders. The geographical location of Westmorland permits the institution to carry out a farm operation on approximately 1200 hectares of land. Westmorland Institution operates without the use of physical security devices such as fences, towers or weapons, but is largely dependent upon continuous interaction between staff and inmates heading to timely resolution of issues. The whole complex includes row houses and a community building containing unit staff office facilities. 1, record 1, English, - Westmorland%20Institution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Établissement Westmorland
1, record 1, French, %C3%89tablissement%20Westmorland
correct, see observation, masculine noun, New Brunswick
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme générique qui commence le nom officiel d'un établissement ou d'une maison d'enseignement, comme : centre, établissement, maison, pénitencier, pavillon, annexe, etc. prend la majuscule. Lorsque ces termes génériques sont employés comme noms communs, ils prennent la minuscule. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%89tablissement%20Westmorland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Appellation utilisée par le Service Criminologie du Bureau de la traduction et les Services linguistiques au Service correctionnel Canada. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%89tablissement%20Westmorland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L'établissement Westmorland est situé dans le village de Dorchester, à une quarantaine de kilomètres de Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Il constituait à l'origine une annexe du pénitencier de Dorchester, mais il est devenu un établissement autonome en 1975 et a pris le nom du comté dans lequel il se trouve. Conçu au départ pour être une exploitation agricole, l'établissement Westmorland a évolué pour devenir un établissement correctionnel à part entière où sont offerts une gamme de programmes de perfectionnement personnel, d'enseignement et de formation professionnelle visant à répondre aux besoins criminogènes des délinquants. Grâce à sa situation géographique, l'établissement Westmorland peut exploiter une ferme couvrant une superficie d'environ 1200 hectares. L'établissement Westmorland fonctionne sans dispositifs de sécurité matérielle (clôtures, tours ou armes, par exemple), mais il est largement tributaire de l'interaction constante entre le personnel et les détenus, ce qui permet de résoudre les problèmes au bon moment. Le complexe dans son ensemble comprend des maisons en rangée et un bâtiment communautaire où sont installés les bureaux du personnel de l'unité. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%89tablissement%20Westmorland
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Urban Housing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- row-house
1, record 2, English, row%2Dhouse
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- row house 2, record 2, English, row%20house
correct
- row-housing unit 1, record 2, English, row%2Dhousing%20unit
correct
- row dwelling 3, record 2, English, row%20dwelling
correct
- town house 4, record 2, English, town%20house
correct, see observation
- townhouse 5, record 2, English, townhouse
correct, see observation
- group house 6, record 2, English, group%20house
correct
- terrace house 7, record 2, English, terrace%20house
correct, Great Britain
- terrace home 8, record 2, English, terrace%20home
United States
- end to end town house 9, record 2, English, end%20to%20end%20town%20house
see observation
- side-by-side house 10, record 2, English, side%2Dby%2Dside%20house
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A row of three or more attached, one-family dwellings, each built with similar architectural treatment, separated by vertical divisions termed "party" or "lot-line" walls, and each having private entrances (usually both front and rear). 11, record 2, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A group of apartments, usually row-oriented, where each one is like a separate "house" and is usually two story. It generally refers to such units in an urban area: They are often Condominiums. 12, record 2, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
row house: Often called a town house, which is a more modern term for a row house. 11, record 2, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"End to end town house" is a redundant term according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 13, record 2, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also "maisonnette". 13, record 2, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record 2, Key term(s)
- row houses
- town houses
- row of houses
- row housing
- side by side house
- side-by-side houses
- side by side houses
- side-by-side
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maison en rangée
1, record 2, French, maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- habitation en rangée 2, record 2, French, habitation%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- maison en bande 3, record 2, French, maison%20en%20bande
correct, see observation, feminine noun, France
- habitation en bandes 4, record 2, French, habitation%20en%20bandes
correct, feminine noun, France
- maison en enfilade 5, record 2, French, maison%20en%20enfilade
correct, feminine noun
- maison attenante 5, record 2, French, maison%20attenante
see observation, feminine noun
- maison de ville 6, record 2, French, maison%20de%20ville
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
maison en rangée : Maison qui appartient à une rangée continue de plusieurs maisons adjacentes, reliées entre elles par les murs latéraux mitoyens et qui possède au moins une entrée privée sur la rue. [Terme et définition recommandés par l'Office de la langue française.] 6, record 2, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'habitation en bandes. Elle est à rez-de-chaussée ou à étage, le long de voies étroites et rappelle la rue de village du passé, avec espace vert, derrière, ou devant, ou des deux côtés à la fois. 4, record 2, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si on peut dire de toutes les maisons en bande qu'elles sont «attenantes», on ne saurait qualifier une maison jumelée de «maison en bande»; le terme «maison attenante» n'est donc pas un parfait synonyme de «maison en bande» et ne peut être utilisé dans tous les contextes. 7, record 2, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «maison en bande» est utilisé en France pour désigner la maison en rangée. 6, record 2, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record 2, Key term(s)
- maisons en rangée
- maisons en bande
- habitations en bande
- habitations en rangée
- maisons en enfilade
- maisons individuelles en bande
- maisons attenantes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- vivienda adosada
1, record 2, Spanish, vivienda%20adosada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- casa alineada 2, record 2, Spanish, casa%20alineada
feminine noun
- casa en terraza 1, record 2, Spanish, casa%20en%20terraza
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- row of houses
1, record 3, English, row%20of%20houses
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- enfilade de maisons
1, record 3, French, enfilade%20de%20maisons
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rangée de maisons 2, record 3, French, rang%C3%A9e%20de%20maisons
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enfilade : ensemble de choses disposées, situées les unes à la suite des autres; rangée : une enfilade de maisons [...] 1, record 3, French, - enfilade%20de%20maisons
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-11-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- multiple-dwelling structures 1, record 4, English, multiple%2Ddwelling%20structures
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions]. Includes all other residential structures comprising two or more units; e. g., semi-detached "link" singles, duplex and triplex, double duplexes, row, garden and terrace houses, flat and apartment buildings. 1, record 4, English, - multiple%2Ddwelling%20structures
Record 4, Key term(s)
- multiple dwelling structure
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- logements multiples
1, record 4, French, logements%20multiples
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bâtiments à logements multiples 2, record 4, French, b%C3%A2timents%20%C3%A0%20logements%20multiples
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières]. Immeubles résidentiels comprenant au moins deux logements, par exemple les maisons à mur mitoyen, les duplex, triplex et duplex doubles, les maisons en rangée, maisons-jardins, maisons- terrasses, et les maisons et immeubles d'appartements. 1, record 4, French, - logements%20multiples
Record 4, Key term(s)
- logement multiple
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-11-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- crescent
1, record 5, English, crescent
correct, generic
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a semicircular row of houses or the street serving such a row. 1, record 5, English, - crescent
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- croissant
1, record 5, French, croissant
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rue en forme de demi-cercle. 1, record 5, French, - croissant
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme et la justification sont tirés de la Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie I, Avis juridiques, 14 mars 1981, 113e année, n° 11, p. 4512. 2, record 5, French, - croissant
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1983-03-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Urban Planning
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- housing type 1, record 6, English, housing%20type
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- dwelling type 1, record 6, English, dwelling%20type
- type of housing 1, record 6, English, type%20of%20housing
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The architectural or building style of housing, such as garden or high-rise apartments, row houses, attached or detached. 1, record 6, English, - housing%20type
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement urbain
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- type de logement 1, record 6, French, type%20de%20logement
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- type d'habitation 1, record 6, French, type%20d%27habitation
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les types de logements. Sur les quelque 1,819,000 logements existant au Québec, en 1975, 60% sont des maisons unifamiliales [isolées] ou jumelées. 1, record 6, French, - type%20de%20logement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1983-03-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Urban Planning
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- attached dwelling 1, record 7, English, attached%20dwelling
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- attached house 1, record 7, English, attached%20house
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A building containing not nore than two dwelling units, attached at the side or sides in a series of three or more principal buildings each containing not more than two dwelling units [and each with a separate entrance]. At points of attachment, such buildings shall be separated from each other by fire walls extending from footings through roofs without openings which would permit the spread of fire from one building to another. Broad term applying to row houses, town houses, patio or atrium houses, or any form however termed which conforms to this definition. It is important to note that, contrary to zoning classifications, each dwelling in such a row or other arrangement constitutes a single-family dwelling except in rare instances where, for example, the first and second stories of a row house form 2 separate dwelling units thereby creating a two family dwelling. 1, record 7, English, - attached%20dwelling
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement urbain
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- habitation contiguë 1, record 7, French, habitation%20contigu%C3%AB
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Habitation dont au moins un mur latéral mitoyen ou coupe-feu est commun en tout ou en partie à une habitation adjacente, pourvu que le nombre d'habitations ainsi reliées soit de trois (3) ou plus. Terme général par rapport à "habitation en rangée", en ce qu'il s'applique également à nombre d'autres formes modernes d'habitations attenantes telles les maisons dites "patio" ou "atrium". Il est à remarquer par ailleurs qu'en dépit d'une classification contraire établie aux fins du zonage, chaque habitation faisant partie d'une "rangée d'habitations" et qui comporte un seul logement constitue une "habitation unifamiliale". Les habitations contiguës bifamiliales, comportant deux logements, sont plus rares. 1, record 7, French, - habitation%20contigu%C3%AB
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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