arrondissement
/ä-rôɴ″dēs-mäɴ′/
noun
  1. The chief administrative subdivision of a department in France.
  2. A municipal subdivision in some large French cities.
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Wikipedia
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Arrondissement - Wikipedia
October 26, 2025 - An arrondissement (UK: /æˈrɒndiːsmɒ̃, ˌærɒnˈdiːsmɒ̃/, US: /æˌrɒndiːsˈmɒ̃, -ˌroʊn-, əˈrɒndɪsmənt/, French: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
type of administrative subdivision in Francophone countries
An arrondissement (UK: /æˈrɒndiːsmɒ̃, ˌærɒnˈdiːsmɒ̃/, US: /æˌrɒndiːsˈmɒ̃, -ˌroʊn-, əˈrɒndɪsmənt/, French: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. … Wikipedia
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Merriam-Webster
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ARRONDISSEMENT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
borrowed from French, "action of making round or rounding off, circumscription of boundaries, extension of a territory, subdivision of a French department," going back to Middle French, "rounding off," from arrondiss-, variant stem of arrondir ...
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Cambridge Dictionary
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ARRONDISSEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Arrondissement is a French word: In France, cantons are sub-divisions of arrondissements, which are themselves sub-divisions of the regional départements.
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Quora
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What does 'arrondissement' mean in French? - Quora
Answer (1 of 2): It is an administrative district. In France, there are three types of arrondissements: a subdivision of a French department, a subdivision of the maritime coastal area, and the most famous, to the point that it is often the ...
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Dictionary.com
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ARRONDISSEMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
ARRONDISSEMENT definition: the largest administrative division of a French department, comprising a number of cantons. See examples of arrondissement used in a sentence.
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FrenchLearner
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Arrondissement pronunciation and meaning | FrenchLearner
July 9, 2025 - Arrondissement - French city or departement subdivision. Audio pronunciation and example sentences included. FrenchLearner Word of the Day French Lessons.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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ARRONDISSEMENT in English - Cambridge Dictionary
ARRONDISSEMENT translate: arrondissement, borough. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
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Collins Dictionary
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English Translation of “ARRONDISSEMENT” | Collins French-English Dictionary
Une plateforme sur le site de l'arrondissement permettra aux citoyens d'envoyer leurs questions. ... Drag the correct answer into the box. ... Drag the correct answer into the box. ... Not “but” but “goal” or “aim”! Learn its meanings, common phrases and even its literary verb form. March 5, 2026 Read more ... Explore the French ...
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Wikipedia
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Arrondissements of France - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - French: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ) is the third level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. As of 2023, the 101 French departments are divided into 333 arrondissements (including 13 overseas).
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PONS
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ARRONDISSEMENT - Translation from French into English | PONS
A subdivision of a département. Each arrondissement has a sous-préfet representing the state administration at local level. In Paris, Lyons and Marseilles, an arrondissement is a sub-division of the commune, and has its own maire and local council.
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Wiktionary
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arrondissement - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
... (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈɹɒn.dɪs.mənt/, /ˌæ.ɹɒnˈdiːs.mɒ̃/, /æˌɹɒn.diːsˈmɒ̃/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/, /ˌæ.ɹɑnˈdis.mɑ̃/, /æˌɹɑn.dːsˈmɑ̃/ ... An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries.
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WordHippo
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What does arrondissement mean in French?
English words for arrondissement include district, borough and precinct. Find more French words at wordhippo.com!
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Collins Dictionary
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ARRONDISSEMENT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
the largest administrative division of a French department, comprising a number of cantons · 2. an administrative district of certain large cities in France · Word origin [1800–10; ‹ F, equiv. to arrondiss- (var. s. of arrondir to round ...
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Etymonline
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Arrondissement - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"administrative subdivision of a French department," 1807, from French, literally "a… See origin and meaning of arrondissement.
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Reverso
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ARRONDISSEMENT translation in English | French-English Dictionary | Reverso
Les partis politiques participent uniquement à la formation des commissions d'arrondissement. Political parties only participate in the formation of precinct commissions.
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ProZ.com
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arrondissement > arrondissement - French to English translation on #KudoZ Term Help Network.
note should explain that there are 20 arrondissements in the city of Paris and these are denoted as part of the zip code, i.e. 75001, 75002, 75003, etc. The majority of the people in the world, excepting those who have lived in Paris, are not familiar with the meaning. My personal interpretation is that they are more neighborhoods than districts. When crossing from one to another, one senses a difference in the "neighborhood". ... Works in: English to French...
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Wikipedia
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Arrondissements of Paris - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - The City of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux, administrative districts, referred to as arrondissements (French: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ). These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the ...
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Linguee
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arrondissement - English translation – Linguee
La ville est divisée en plusieurs arrondissements. — The city is divided into several districts.
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Parisdefined
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What the Hell is an Arrondissement? - PARIS > D E F I N E D MAGAZINE
May 8, 2024 - Then the dis­tricts suc­ceed each oth­er in numer­i­cal order, coil­ing clock­wise like the shell of the afore­men­tioned yum­my mol­lusk, until you reach the out­ly­ing dis­trict 20 (Le Vingtième ) to the east, after hav­ing made three full turns of the slimy, mor­tal (in the case of the food snail, hope­ful­ly, not the dis­trict) coil to cre­ate the entire area of Paris intra­muros (French for Paris prop­er, com­prised with­in the periph­er­al high­way, affec­tion­ate­ly dubbed the “périph’ ”). ... Each of these 20 Paris dis­tricts is local­ly known as an arrondisse­ment (French for “encir­clement”), and abbre­vi­at­ed on all Paris signs as “arr.” or “arr.t.” With­in each arrondisse­ment, there is also a group­ing of quar­ters, or quartiers.