arrondissement
Americannoun
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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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Last week police detained 16 people after a swoop at three schools in the 7th arrondissement or district.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
In the 20th arrondissement, the typical dish of the Aveyron is aligot, a simple combination of Tomme de vache cheese, potatoes, butter and garlic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
He went to secondary school in the wealthy bourgeois 16th arrondissement of Paris, where he said he felt an uncomfortable outsider, and later attended the elite ENA administration school.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Go to the Marché des Enfants Rouges in the 3rd arrondissement in Paris for fresh oysters and a cheese plate, or to the Marché des Carmes in Toulouse for some lamb chops and fried scallops.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Von Rumpel enters an apartment house in the 5th arrondissement.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Dining in Paris’s 18th, 19th, 20th arrondissements and using fixed-price menus offer cheaper, tastier options; tipping isn't required.
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
The city is relatively small—its 20 arrondissements add up to around half the size of Brooklyn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2018
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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