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This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE *gʷōus.
Wiktionary (UK: / ˈ w ɪ k ʃ ən ər i / ⓘ, WIK-shə-nər-ee; US: / ˈ w ɪ k ʃ ə n ɛr i / ⓘ, WIK-shə-nerr-ee; rhyming with "dictionary") is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of terms (including words, phrases, proverbs, linguistic reconstructions, etc.) in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages.
These homes are often illegally built and without electricity, proper sanitation and taps for drinking water. In the United States, modern house construction techniques include light-frame construction (in areas with access to supplies of wood) and adobe or sometimes rammed-earth construction (in arid regions with scarce wood-resources).
Nursing home or care home, a residence facility for people requiring constant care Project H.O.M.E. , a non-profit organization Retirement home , a multi-residence facility for elderly people, providing assistance with activities of daily living
A special use of the term bungalow developed in the greater New York City area, between the 1930s and 1970s, to denote a cluster of small rental summer homes, usually in the Catskill Mountains in the area known as the Borscht Belt. First- and second-generation Jewish-American families were especially likely to rent such houses.
The Garreteer's Petition by Turner, 1809 Carl Spitzweg, The Poor Poet (Der arme Poet), 1839, depicting a garret room Place Saint-Georges in Paris, showing top-floor garret windows
Orchard (company), an online smartphone reseller Orchard Court, London hotel; Orchard Square, a shopping centre in Sheffield, England; Plum Orchard, a historic facility listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The proportion of council housing rose from 42% to 50% of the nation's housing total, [119] while the number of council homes built increased steadily, from 119,000 in 1964 to 133,000 in 1965 and to 142,000 in 1966. [citation needed] Allowing for demolitions, 1.3 million new homes were built between 1965 and 1970. [120]