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BIDONVILLIEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sociology
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shantytown resident
1, record 1, English, shantytown%20resident
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shantytowner 1, record 1, English, shantytowner
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shantytown residents are a breed apart from their gentrified urban neighbors. 1, record 1, English, - shantytown%20resident
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Literacy among shantytowners is generally much higher than it is among people of the countryside, as are the standards of living and opportunities for employment. 1, record 1, English, - shantytown%20resident
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shanty towner
- shanty-towner
- shanty town resident
- shanty-town resident
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie urbaine
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bidonvillois
1, record 1, French, bidonvillois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bidonvillien 2, record 1, French, bidonvillien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habitant d’un bidonville. 3, record 1, French, - bidonvillois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Port-au-Prince (2,5 millions d’habitants), «c’est deux millions de bidonvillois sans eau, sans électricité, sans routes, sans latrines, entassés sous des toits de fortune aux murs faits de n’importe quoi», écrivait[-on] la semaine dernière dans Le Devoir [...] 4, record 1, French, - bidonvillois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au début des années 90 [...] Rio de Janeiro était au premier rang au Brésil pour les indicateurs urbains négatifs : la plus importante concentration de bidonvilliens (un million de personnes) [...] 5, record 1, French, - bidonvillois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «bidonvillois» est beaucoup plus fréquent que «bidonvillien». 6, record 1, French, - bidonvillois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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