département
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How to use département in a sentence
Although La Muse du Departement is an important work, it cannot be spoken of in quite unhesitating terms.
Parisians in the Country | Honore de BalzacWell a representative of this Departement of State called upon me two days running, when I was out.
An Irishman's Difficulties with the Dutch Language | N.A. Cuey-na-GaelThe departement de la Somme has the reputation of being a little aristocratic.
The departement de la Somme has the reputation of being a little ariſtocratic.
The name of these wells is taken from Artois, a province in the Departement du pays de Calais, where their use was revived.
British Dictionary definitions for département
/ (French departəmɑ̃) /
(in France) a major subdivision or branch of the administration of the government
Origin of département
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