ARRONDISSEMENT

Etymology

Noun

arrondissement (plural arrondissements)

An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries

(Canada) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division

Source: Wiktionary


Ar`ron`disse`ment", n. Etym: [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.]

Definition: A subdivision of a department. [France]

Note: The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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