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national cemeteries (<cemeteries by function>, cemeteries, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Burial grounds established and maintained by a nation for the interment of military persons, civilian leaders, and other important national figures. In the United States, an official designation for 139 burial grounds established by the Congress of the United States in 1862 for the interment of armed forces servicemen and women whose last service ended honorably, but also containing the remains of certain civilian leaders. |
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national cemeteries (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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national cemetery (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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cemeteries, national (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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nationale begraafplaatsen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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nationale begraafplaats (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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erebegraafplaats (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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erebegraafplaatsen (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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cementerios nacionales (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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cementerio nacional (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RG |
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........ Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ complexes (buildings and sites) (G) |
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.................... cemeteries (G) |
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............................ national cemeteries (G) |
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Dutch ..... Verwijst naar door de overheid onderhouden kerkhoven voor personen die eervol in de krijgsmacht hebben gediend. Wordt meestal gebruikt in deze context in de Verenigde Staten. |
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military cemeteries (veteran cemeteries) |
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(<cemeteries by function>, cemeteries, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300266758] |
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