arrondissement
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arrondissement
- /əˈɹɒn.dɪs.mənt/ UK
- /ˌæ.ɹɒnˈdiːs.mɒ̃/ UK
- /æˌɹɒn.diːsˈmɒ̃/ UK
- /əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/ US
- /ˌæ.ɹɑnˈdis.mɑ̃/ US
- /æˌɹɑn.dːsˈmɑ̃/ US
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
French a-
French rond
Proto-Italic *-jezi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -īre
French -ir
French arrondir
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -ment
Middle French -ment
French -ment
French arrondissementbor.
English arrondissement
Borrowed from French arrondissement.
noun arrondissements · arr. · arr
- An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries.
- A borough, a submunicipal administrative division.
