arrondissement

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UK/əˈɹɒn.dɪs.mənt/UK/ˌæ.ɹɒnˈdiːs.mɒ̃/UK/æˌɹɒn.diːsˈmɒ̃/US/əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/

noun

An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries.

OriginFrench arrondissement →
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Meanings

nounarrondissement (plural arrondissements, abbreviation arr. or arr)

plural arrondissements · abbreviation arr. · abbreviation arr

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

Origin

  1. Frencha-
  2. Frenchrond
  3. Frencharrondir
  4. Frencharrondissement
  5. Englisharrondissement

Borrowed from French arrondissement.

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Translations

Arabic دَائِرَة
  • دَائِرَة (dāʔira)an administrative division
Bulgarian арондисма́н
  • арондисма́н (arondismán)an administrative division
Chinese Mandarin 區 /区
  • 區 /区an administrative division
Dutch arrondissement
  • arrondissementan administrative division
Finnish piiri
  • piirian administrative division
French arrondissement
  • arrondissementan administrative division
German Arrondissement
  • Arrondissementan administrative division
Hungarian kerület
  • kerületan administrative division
Icelandic hverfi, sýsluhverfi
  • hverfian administrative division
  • sýsluhverfian administrative division
Indonesian arondisemen
  • arondisemenan administrative division
Italian arrondissement
  • arrondissementan administrative division
Japanese アロンディスマン
  • アロンディスマン (arondisuman)an administrative division
Korean 아롱디스망
  • 아롱디스망 (arongdiseumang)an administrative division
Portuguese arrondissement
  • arrondissementan administrative division
Romanian arondisment
  • arondismentan administrative division
Russian арондисма́н, о́круг
  • арондисма́н (arondismán)an administrative division
  • о́круг (ókrug)an administrative division
Swedish arrondissement
  • arrondissementan administrative division
Turkish arondisman
  • arondismanan administrative division
Ukrainian арондісма́н
  • арондісма́н (arondismán)an administrative division
Cite this entry
APA

arrondissement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrondissement

MLA

“arrondissement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrondissement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrondissement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrondissement.

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