cistern

artificial reservoirs for the storage of water, typically water-tight tanks in a high part of a building or underground
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cistern

Summary

cistern ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,280 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cistern is a type of building[2].
  • cistern is a type of water reservoir[3].
  • cistern's Commons category is recorded as Cisterns[4].
  • cistern's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cisterns[5].
  • cistern's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[6].
  • cistern's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[7].
  • cistern's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[8].
  • cistern's name in kana is recorded as すいさう[9].
  • cistern's name in kana is recorded as すいそう[10].
  • cistern's different from is recorded as rainwater harvesting[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include building[2] and water reservoir[3].

Influence

Things named for cistern include tank[12], a weapon type[13].

Why It Matters

cistern ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,280 views/month).[1] cistern has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] cistern is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for cistern include tank[12], a weapon type[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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