arrondissementnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæˈrɒn.diː.səm.ɑ̃ːŋ//erˌɑːn.diːsˈmɑːn/one of the areas into which Paris and some other large French cities are divided. Arrondissement is a French word:
Le Corbusier lived in the 16th Arrondissement.
one of the areas into which a French department is divided. Arrondissement is a French word:
In France, cantons are sub-divisions of arrondissements, which are themselves sub-divisions of the regional départements.
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