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hip roof

type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls
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hip roof

Summary

hip roof is a roof shape[1]. It draws 1,638 Wikipedia views per month (roof_shape category, ranking #5 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • hip roof's instance of is recorded as roof shape[3].
  • hip roof's instance of is recorded as architectural style[4].
  • hip roof is a type of pitched roof[5].
  • hip roof's Commons category is recorded as Hipped roofs[6].
  • hip roof's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as roof:shape=hipped[7].
  • hip roof's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include roof shape[3] and architectural style[4]. hip roof is a type of pitched roof[5].

Why It Matters

hip roof draws 1,638 Wikipedia views per month (roof_shape category, ranking #5 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q16934
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  2. 16w ago · Sin-siōng · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → roof shape, architectural style
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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