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Nomenclature
Data record
- Secondary term
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toilet
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/297 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A fixture usually made of porcelain comprising a cistern, a tank, a lid, a bowl, a toilet seat, and a cover. The cistern, filled with water and connected to a municipal sewage system or a septic tank, generally houses a flushing mechanism, such as a ball-float, a toilet flush chain, or a flush/trip handle. Used as a receptacle in which to urinate and defecate.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
- English
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- Term (International)
- toilet
- Alternative term(s)
- water closet
- French
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- Term (International)
- toilettes
- Term gender (International)
- feminine
- Alternative term(s)
- cabinet; toilette; toilettes anglaises
- Spanish
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- Term
- inodoros
- External term source
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2022-07-05
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 02-00427
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/297 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
Note: external sources may not have all data in both English and French.
Data source | Label | Language | Match |
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus | toilets (fixtures) (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
Wikidata | toilet (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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