dwellings

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  6. single built works (built environment)
  7. [single built works by specific type]
  8. [single built works by function]
  9. residential structures
  10. dwellings
Scope note
General term for structures or other accommodations designed or adapted for residential occupancy, as contrasted to business occupancy. For hotels or other buildings intended for use by transients see "public accommodations" and its narrower concepts. For the locale which constitutes the center of an individual's domestic life, personal relationships, and interests, together with the feeling of comfort and satisfaction that it conveys, use "home (concept)." For the collective concept referring to types of living arrangements of a particular group, use "housing."
dwellings
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024