arrondissement

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations
2 French

English[edit]

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Arrondissement

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from French arrondissement.

Noun[edit]

arrondissement (plural arrondissements)

An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
(Canada) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division

Translations[edit]

an administrative division

French: arrondissement (fr) m

Icelandic: hverfi (is) n, sýsluhverfi (is) n

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From stem of arrondissant with suffix -ment.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

arrondissement m (plural arrondissements)

Arrondissement
(Canada) Arrondissement, a borough (submunicipal administrative division)

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