dep.

American  

abbreviation

1. depart.

2. department.

3. departs.

4. departure.

5. deponent.

6. deposed.

7. deposit.

8. depot.

9. deputy.

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dep. British  

abbreviation

1. departs

2. departure

3. deposit

4. depot

5. deputy

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Example Sentences

Ham, a town in the dep. of Somme, France, 70 m.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Beam, an ancient prov. of France, fell to the crown with the accession of Henry IV. in 1589; formed a great part of the dep. of Basses-Pyrénées, capital Pau.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Aveyron`, a mountainous dep. in the S. of France, with excellent pastures, where the Roquefort cheese is produced.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Berri, an ancient province of France, forms dep. of Indre and Cher, which became crown property in 1100 under Philippe I., and a duchy in 1630, giving title to a succession of French princes.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Armagnac, a district, part of Gascony, in France, now in dep. of Gers, celebrated for its wine and brandy.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin