1) French word used in English 2) Type of country subdivision
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Arrondissement (t; lang) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands. ==France== The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondis...
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• (n.) A subdivision of a department.
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(from the article `Paris`) ...around monasteries or churches and often the site of a market. From the mid-14th to the mid-16th century the city`s growth was mainly eastward; ... ...went into effect, the French administrative system was built around départements, each headed by a préfet, and subdivisions of the dépar...
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Ar`ron`disse`ment' noun [ French, from
arrondir to make round;
ad +
rond round, Latin
rotundus .] A subdivision of a department. [ France] » The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into
departments , those into
arrondissements...Found on
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the largest administrative division of a French department, comprising a number of cantons. · an administrative district of certain large cities in France.
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