borgerhus
English translation: hist.: town house
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|  Selected response from: Eva Harbo Andersen (X) Denmark Local time: 13:21 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | burgher's house |
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| 5 | citizen's house |
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| 4 +1 | town house |
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| 5 | townhouse |
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citizen's house Explanation: From Source: borgerhus sb. (arkit.) citizen's house Vintelberg & Bodelsen. |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: Thanks-this would work for a modern building, I'm sure | ||
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peer agreement (net): +1town house Explanation: "Borger" in this context is the term used for the middle-class people once living in the towns as opposed to the peasants living in the rural districts. Via German I have been confirmed in my proposal Bürgerhaus = town house |
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38 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1burgher's house Explanation: is the usual term for a historic building of this type outside Britain. The usual term for the British equivalent. A citizen's house is used about a modern building - e.g.: .. a proposal to bring the Internet to every citizen's house. You will find plenty of Google hits to confirming this. |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: Thank you - this is a rather confusing subject! | ||
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townhouse Explanation: In America, any nice-sized house in any metropolitan area (ie - a big city)is referred to as a "townhouse." It's one word, not two! |
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