département
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département
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From French département. Doublet of department.
noun départements
- An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county. On the other hand, the political–territorial pattern has been maintained but also redirected at the départemental level by the transformation of former ministerial départemental directorates into inter-ministerial units, under the supervision of the prefects of the département.
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noun administrative unit in various French-speaking countries
| Español | departamento |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 省 |
| Português | departamento |
| Français | département |
| Deutsch | Departement, Département |
| Русский | департамент departament |
Talk about this word "département." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9partement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. département. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9partement "département." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9partement.Cite this
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title = {département},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/d%C3%A9partement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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