arrondissement
Americannoun
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arrondissements
plural
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the largest administrative division of a French department, comprising a number of cantons.
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an administrative district of certain large cities in France.
noun
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the largest administrative subdivision of a department
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a municipal district of certain cities, esp Paris
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Etymology
Origin of arrondissement
1800–10; < French, equivalent to arrondiss- (variant stem of arrondir to round out; see a- 5, round 1) + -ment -ment
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The town hall of the 10th arrondissement of Paris is offering free cinema tickets to help people get out of the heat.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Le Bon Marché, a luxury retail store in the 7th arrondissement in Paris, has two-week-long sales both in March and in October called “Très Bon Marché” days.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
She married at 18 years old, leaving her bourgeois family home in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, where she attended a private Catholic school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
A motorcade of police escorted the 70-year-old from his home in the tony 16th arrondissement to the gates of Paris-La Santé prison in the heart of the French capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
I checked in to a hotel in the 6th arrondissement.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
After this conversation, Mr. Newens, who has lived in Paris for more than a decade, decided to seek out dishes that reflected the unique culture of the city’s 20 arrondissements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Young and trendy Parisian restaurants such as Paloma or Ober Mamma are usually tastier and cheaper, especially in the up-and-coming 18th, 19th, and 20th arrondissements.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
And it is extremely expensive: Parking on the street in the central 10 arrondissements costs 6 euros for the first hour, and 50 to 75 euros after six hours.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Many streets in Paris's third, fourth, fifth arrondissements were hit by the power cuts around 10:15 p.m.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022
His only companion is Moushumi’s Plan de Paris, a small red guide to the arrondissements, with a folded map attached to the back cover.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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