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TOMB [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

A monument erected over a person's burial place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Monument funéraire élevé sur une tombe pour commémorer le souvenir d'un ou de plusieurs morts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pompas fúnebres
DEF

Obra levantada de piedra en que está sepultado un cadáver.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tomb: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

tombeau : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Archaeology
DEF

A hole dug in the ground in which a dead body is to be buried.

OBS

grave; gv: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Archéologie
DEF

Trou creusé en terre et destiné à l'inhumation des morts.

OBS

tombe; tbe : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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