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URBAN CONGLOMERATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Integration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- urban agglomeration
1, record 1, English, urban%20agglomeration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metropolitan municipality 2, record 1, English, metropolitan%20municipality
correct
- metropolitan city 3, record 1, English, metropolitan%20city
correct
- urban conglomeration 4, record 1, English, urban%20conglomeration
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A clustering of population that has outgrown municipal or administrative boundaries and has willy-nilly fused two or more separate jurisdictions into one large area of settlement. 5, record 1, English, - urban%20agglomeration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vancouver is a diverse metropolitan city with a large population that lives, works, and engages in recreational activities in and around False Creek. 3, record 1, English, - urban%20agglomeration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- urban centre
- urban conglomeration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intégration urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agglomération urbaine
1, record 1, French, agglom%C3%A9ration%20urbaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agglomération métropolitaine 2, record 1, French, agglom%C3%A9ration%20m%C3%A9tropolitaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble d'établissements humains disposant des principales fonctions liées à la vie urbaine (administration, économie, transports, culture), généralement composé d'une ou de deux villes-centres et de leur banlieue. 3, record 1, French, - agglom%C3%A9ration%20urbaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le besoin d'investir immédiatement dans les transports publics était primordial et ne visait pas seulement la TTC, la commission de transport de Toronto, mais aussi le train de banlieue, qui relie l'agglomération métropolitaine de Toronto à la ville même. 2, record 1, French, - agglom%C3%A9ration%20urbaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Integración urbana
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aglomeración urbana
1, record 1, Spanish, aglomeraci%C3%B3n%20urbana
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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