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VIVIENDA ADOSADA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- row-house
1, record 1, English, row%2Dhouse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- row house 2, record 1, English, row%20house
correct
- row-housing unit 1, record 1, English, row%2Dhousing%20unit
correct
- row dwelling 3, record 1, English, row%20dwelling
correct
- town house 4, record 1, English, town%20house
correct, see observation
- townhouse 5, record 1, English, townhouse
correct, see observation
- group house 6, record 1, English, group%20house
correct
- terrace house 7, record 1, English, terrace%20house
correct, Great Britain
- terrace home 8, record 1, English, terrace%20home
United States
- end to end town house 9, record 1, English, end%20to%20end%20town%20house
see observation
- side-by-side house 10, record 1, English, side%2Dby%2Dside%20house
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
row house: Often called a town house, which is a more modern term for a row house. 11, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"End to end town house" is a redundant term according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 13, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also "maisonnette". 13, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record 1, 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 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison en rangée
1, record 1, French, maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- habitation en rangée 2, record 1, French, habitation%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- maison en bande 3, record 1, French, maison%20en%20bande
correct, see observation, feminine noun, France
- habitation en bandes 4, record 1, French, habitation%20en%20bandes
correct, feminine noun, France
- maison en enfilade 5, record 1, French, maison%20en%20enfilade
correct, feminine noun
- maison attenante 5, record 1, French, maison%20attenante
see observation, feminine noun
- maison de ville 6, record 1, French, maison%20de%20ville
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «maison en bande» est utilisé en France pour désigner la maison en rangée. 6, record 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record 1, 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 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vivienda adosada
1, record 1, Spanish, vivienda%20adosada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- casa alineada 2, record 1, Spanish, casa%20alineada
feminine noun
- casa en terraza 1, record 1, Spanish, casa%20en%20terraza
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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