arrondissement

American  

[uh-ron-dis-muhnt, ar-uhn-dees-, a-rawn-dees-mahn] / əˈrɒn dɪs mənt, ˌær ənˈdis-, a rɔ̃ disˈmɑ̃ /

noun

plural

arrondissements

1. the largest administrative division of a French department, comprising a number of cantons.

2. an administrative district of certain large cities in France.

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arrondissement British  

/ arɔ̃dismɑ̃ /

noun

1. the largest administrative subdivision of a department

2. 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; a- ⁵, round ¹ ) + -ment -ment

Example Sentences

Come nightfall, I walked to the 11th arrondissement, known for its dining and shopping.

From The Wall Street Journal

I chose the spunky Marriott property between the Seine and the train station primarily for its location, around five minutes on foot from the train and 15 to the 11th arrondissement and the Marais, the neighborhoods where I planned to spend the most time.

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The most recent was the Stade Charlety, a 20,000-capacity venue in a sleepy section of the 13th arrondissement, where the few fans who attended were separated from the field by a running track.

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She married at 18 years old, leaving her bourgeois family home in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, where she attended a private Catholic school.

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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.

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