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highways (<roads by form>, roads, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Refers to major, high-speed, high-capacity roads between urban areas. The original meaning of "highways" referred to Roman roads that were raised above the ground level; for this meaning, use "elevated roads." |
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highways (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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highway (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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thoroughfares (highways) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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公路 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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gōng lù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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gong lu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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kung lu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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snelwegen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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snelweg (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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rodovias (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,PN)
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rodovia (C,U,Portuguese,AD,U,SN)
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carreteras (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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carretera (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RM |
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........................ roads (G) |
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................................ highways (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 指在城市地區之間的主要高速高承載道路。 |
Dutch ..... Wordt gebruikt voor doorgaande wegen voor het snelverkeer tussen steden. Dikwijls worden deze wegen zo aangelegd dat de gebruikers van het landschappelijk schoon kunnen genieten. |
Portuguese ..... Refere-se a estradas principais de alta velocidade e alta capacidade entre áreas urbanas. O significado original de "rodovias" referia-se a estradas romanas elevadas acima do nível do solo; para esse significado, use "estradas elevadas |
Spanish ..... Úsese para designar una carretera principal, de alta velocidad y capacidad, entre dos áreas urbanas, frecuentemente dispuesta para aprovechar la paz y el encanto del paisaje. |
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Related concepts: |
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distinguished from .... |
elevated roads |
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(<roads by design>, roads, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300008228] |
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