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H.L.M. [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-cost housing
1, record 1, English, low%2Dcost%20housing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low-rent housing 2, record 1, English, low%2Drent%20housing
correct
- low-rental housing 2, record 1, English, low%2Drental%20housing
correct
- low-rent dwelling 3, record 1, English, low%2Drent%20dwelling
correct
- moderate rental housing 4, record 1, English, moderate%20rental%20housing
correct
- council tenancy 5, record 1, English, council%20tenancy
Great Britain
- low-income housing 6, record 1, English, low%2Dincome%20housing
correct
- low-rent public housing 6, record 1, English, low%2Drent%20public%20housing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- low cost housing
- council housing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- habitation à loyer modéré
1, record 1, French, habitation%20%C3%A0%20loyer%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HLM 2, record 1, French, HLM
correct, see observation
- H.L.M. 1, record 1, French, H%2EL%2EM%2E
correct, see observation
- Hlm 3, record 1, French, Hlm
see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- logement HLM 4, record 1, French, logement%20HLM
correct, masculine noun
- logéco 2, record 1, French, log%C3%A9co
masculine noun
- logement pour les personnes à faible revenu 5, record 1, French, logement%20pour%20les%20personnes%20%C3%A0%20faible%20revenu
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de logement social construit avec l'aide de l'État et parfois avec la participation d'entreprises ou d'organismes privés, pour venir en aide aux personnes à faible revenu et leur permettre de se loger moyennant une contribution modeste. 6, record 1, French, - habitation%20%C3%A0%20loyer%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
H.L.M. nom masculin ou (plus correctement) nom féminin. 7, record 1, French, - habitation%20%C3%A0%20loyer%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- habitation à bon marché
- HBM
- H.B.M.
- construction HLM
- local HLM
- logement à loyer modéré
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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