departmental

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departmental

/dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl/ UK
/ˌdiːpɑtˈmɛntəl/ UK
/dɪpɑɹtˈmɛntəl/ Canada, US
/ˌdiːpɑɹtˈmɛntəl/ Canada, US
/dɪpɐːtˈmentəl/ Australia
/ˌdiːpɐːtˈmentəl/ Australia
/dəpɐːtˈmentəl/ New Zealand
/ˌdiːpɐːtˈmentəl/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛntəl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French départemental. By surface analysis, department + -al. Doublet of départemental.

adjective

not comparable Of or relating to a department.
Opposite: non-departmental, nondepartmental

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: organisational, organizational, sectoral, organization, corporate, institution, institutional, sector, establishment, administrative, province, provincial, département, government, agency, ministry

Translations

Every language

adj of or relating to a department

Español	departamental
日本語	部門の bumon no
中文	部門的 /部门的 bùmén de
हिन्दी	विभागीय vibhāgīya
Français	départemental
Italiano	ministeriale, dipartimentale, ripartimentale
Русский	департаментский departamentskij, ве́домственный védomstvennyj

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APA

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Chicago

"departmental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/departmental.

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@misc{departmental_2026,
  title = {departmental},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/departmental},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}