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arrondissement

/əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/

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What does arrondissement mean?

noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌæ.ɹɑnˈdis.mɑ̃//æˌɹɑn.dːsˈmɑ̃/
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An arrondissement of the Pas de Calais has just been the theatre of an event quite out of the ordinary course.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
The death-rate for the first arrondissement of Paris is one to every fifty-two inhabitants, and for the twelfth one to every twenty-six.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
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Each department was directed by a prefect, assisted by a consul-general; the arrondissement by a sub- prefect, assisted by a council; the commune by a mayor, assisted by a municipal council.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448