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JEU DAMES [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

checkers set: an item in the "Game Equipment" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

jeu de dames : objet de la classe «Équipement de jeu» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Board Games
DEF

A game played on a checkerboard by two players each having twelve men that move diagonally forward one square at a time or backward as well as if crowned, the object being to capture or block all the opponent's men.

OBS

checkers; draughts: nouns used with a singular verb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux sur plateaux
DEF

Jeu pratiqué sur un damier avec des pions noirs et des pions blancs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Board Games

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Jeux sur plateaux

Spanish

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