arrondissement

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See also: Arrondissement

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French arrondissement.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹɒndɪsmənt/ (UK) IPA(key): /əˈɹɑndɪsmənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæɹɒnˈdiːsmɒ̃/, /æˌɹɒndiːsˈmɒ̃/[1][2][3]

Noun[edit]

arrondissement (plural arrondissements)

  1. An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
  2. (Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division

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References[edit]

  1. ^ arrondissement” in Lexico, Dictionary.com, LLC and Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ arrondissement”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
  3. ^ arrondissement”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From arrondir (to round) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.ʁɔ̃.dis.mɑ̃/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

arrondissement m (plural arrondissements)

  1. rounding
  2. arrondissement
  3. (Canada) arrondissement, a borough (submunicipal administrative division)

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Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

arrondissement m (plural arrondissements)

  1. (administrative division) arrondissement (an administrative division in some countries)