departmental

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UK/dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl/UK/ˌdiːpɑtˈmɛntəl/Canada, US/dɪpɑɹtˈmɛntəl/Canada, US/ˌdiːpɑɹtˈmɛntəl/

adjective

Of or relating to a department.

Opposite
non-departmentalnondepartmental
OriginFrench départemental →
CommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivedepartmental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a department.

    Antonyms: non-departmental, nondepartmental

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to a department.

Opposite
non-departmentalnondepartmental

Origin

  1. Frenchdépartemental
  2. Englishdepartmental

Borrowed from French départemental. By surface analysis, department + -al. Doublet of départemental.

More words from French

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 部門的 /部门的
  • 部門的 /部门的 (bùmén de)of or relating to a department
French départemental
  • départementalof or relating to a department
Hindi विभागीय
  • विभागीय (vibhāgīya)of or relating to a department
Hungarian ágazati, tanszéki
  • ágazatiof or relating to a department
  • tanszékiof or relating to a department
Irish rannach
  • rannachof or relating to a department
Italian ministeriale, dipartimentale
  • ministerialeof or relating to a department
  • dipartimentaleof or relating to a department
  • ripartimentaleof or relating to a department
Japanese 部門の
  • 部門の (bumon no)of or relating to a department
Polish oddziałowy, wydziałowy
  • oddziałowyof or relating to a department
  • wydziałowyof or relating to a department
  • departamentalnyof or relating to a department
  • resortowyof or relating to a department
Russian департаментский, ве́домственный
  • департаментский (departamentskij)of or relating to a department
  • ве́домственный (védomstvennyj)of or relating to a department
Spanish departamental
  • departamentalof or relating to a department

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with departmental

environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcentalthiopental
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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