arrondissement

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French arrondissement. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈɹɒn.dɪs.mənt/, /ˌæ.ɹɒnˈdiːs.mɒ̃/, /æˌɹɒn.diːsˈmɒ̃/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɹɑn.dɪs.mənt/, /ˌæ.ɹɑnˈdis.mɑ̃/, /æˌɹɑn.dːsˈmɑ̃/ === Noun === arrondissement (plural arrondissements, abbreviation arr. or arr) An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries. (Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “arrondissement”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “arrondissement”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “arrondissement”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “arrondissement”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == French == === Etymology === From arrondir (“to round”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ʁɔ̃.dis.mɑ̃/ === Noun === arrondissement m (plural arrondissements) rounding arrondissement (Canada) arrondissement, a borough (submunicipal administrative division) (Louisiana) ward, police jury ward (subdivision of a civil parish) ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “arrondissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Noun === arrondissement m (plural arrondissements) (administrative division) arrondissement (an administrative division in some countries) == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French arrondissement. === Noun === arrondissement n arrondissement ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “arrondissement”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)