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ar·ron·disse·ment A0438400 (ä-rôN′dēs-mäN′)n.1. The chief administrative subdivision of a department in France.2. A municipal subdivision in some large French cities. [French, from Old French, rounded projection on a wall, from arrondir, arrondiss-, to round out : a, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + rondir, to make round (from rond, round; see round1).]arrondissement (French arɔ̃dismɑ̃) (in France) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the largest administrative subdivision of a department2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a municipal district of certain cities, esp Paris[C19: from arrondir to make round, from ab-1 + -rondir from rond round]ar•ron•disse•ment (əˈrɒn dɪs mənt, ˌær ənˈdis-; Fr. a rɔ̃ disˈmɑ̃) n., pl. -ments (-mənts; Fr. -ˈmɑ̃) 1. the largest administrative division of a French department, comprising a number of cantons. 2. an administrative district of certain large cities in France. [1800–10; < French, =arrondiss-, variant s. of arrondir to round out (see a-5, round1) + -ment -ment] ArrondissementenUK
ArrondissementIn French-speaking areas, a political subdivision equivalent to a borough. In the Netherlands, it is used to mean a district. |