Etymology

arrondissement

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Today it means: An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries. Full definition →

French arrondissement
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The story

  1. Frencha-
  2. Frenchrond
  3. Frencharrondir
  4. Frencharrondissement
  5. English todayarrondissement

Borrowed from French arrondissement.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.