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choir

area of a church or cathedral
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Summary

choir is an architectural element[1]. choir draws 1,703 Wikipedia views per month (architectural element category, ranking #14 of 85).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: church element[3]
  • Part of: church building[4]
  • Commons category: Choirs (architecture)[5]
  • Has part(s): retrochoir[6], cantoris[7], decani[8], choir stall[9], choir grille[10], choir fence[11]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
  • Native label: Chorum[15]
  • Different from: Chor[16]

Why It Matters

choir has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] choir is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_choir-q207707_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{choir}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/choir-q207707}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Part of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 39046, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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