PlaceType

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Description:

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Enum values:

• AIRPORT - An airport.
• BAR - A bar or pub.
• BUILDING - A building or house.
• BUS_STOP - A bus stop.
• COLLOQUIAL - A place known by a colloquial name.
• CONTINENT - One of the major land masses on the Earth.
• COUNTRY - One of the countries or dependent territories defined by the ISO 3166-1 standard.
• COUNTY - One of the secondary administrative areas within a country.
• DRAINAGE - A water feature such as a river, canal, lake, bay or ocean.
• ESTATE - A housing development or subdivision known by name.
• HISTORICAL_COUNTY - A historical secondary administrative area within a country.
• HISTORICAL_STATE - A historical primary administrative area within a country.
• HISTORICAL_TOWN - A historical populated settlement that is no longer known by its original name.
• ISLAND - An island.
• LAND_FEATURE - A land feature such as a park, mountain or beach.
• LIGHT_RAIL_STATION - A light rail station or tram stop.
• LOCAL_ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA - One of the tertiary administrative areas within a country.
• MISCELLANEOUS - A uncategorized place.
• MOTORWAY - A high capacity highways designed to safely carry fast motor traffic.
• OCEAN - One of the five major bodies of water on the Earth.
• PLACE_OF_WORSHIP - All places of worship independently of the religion or denomination.
• POINT_OF_INTEREST - A point of interest such as a school, hospital or tourist attraction.
• POSTAL_CODE - A partial or full postal code.
• RAILWAY_STATION - A railway station.
• RESTAURANT - Generally formal place with sit-down facilities selling full meals served by waiters.
• SCHOOL - Institution designed for learning under the supervision of teachers.
• SEA - An area of open water smaller than an ocean.
• STATE - One of the primary administrative areas within a country.
• STREET - A street.
• SUBURB - A subdivision of a town such as a suburb or neighborhood.
• SUPERNAME - An area covering multiple countries.
• TIME_ZONE - An area defined by the Olson standard (tz database).
• TOWN - A populated settlement such as a city, town, village.
• UNKNOWN - Type is unknown for this place.
• ZONE - An area known within a specific context such as MSA or area code.