Pied a terre
Encyclopedia
A pied-à-terre is a small living unit usually located in a large city
some distance away from an individual's primary residence. It may be an apartment
or condominium
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The term pied-à-terre implies usage as a temporary second residence, either for part of the year or part of the work week, by a person of some means
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City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
some distance away from an individual's primary residence. It may be an apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
or condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
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The term pied-à-terre implies usage as a temporary second residence, either for part of the year or part of the work week, by a person of some means
Wealth
Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem...
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