arrondissement

noun

ar·ron·disse·ment ə-ˈrän-də-smənt

ˌa-ˌrōⁿ-(ˌ)dē-ˈsmäⁿ

: an administrative district of some large French cities

: the largest division of a French department

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Schedule The tennis events run from July 27 to August 4 at Stade Roland Garros in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. —

James Hansen, The Athletic, 25 July 2024 One of architect Émilie Magdelaine’s latest projects is located in a beautiful four-story 1850 building on rue Bergère, in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. —

Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024 The search in Paris’s 19th arrondissement was carried out by the national agency dealing with corruption and tax offenses (OCLCIFF), French publication Marianne first reported. —

Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024 Lily Collins is ditching Emily’s 5th arrondissement abode for West London. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arrondissement

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "action of making round or rounding off, circumscription of boundaries, extension of a territory, subdivision of a French department," going back to Middle French, "rounding off," from arrondiss-, variant stem of arrondir "to make round, round off" (going back to Old French arondir, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs — going back to Latin ad- ad- — + -rondir, verbal derivative of reund, rond round entry 1) + -ment -ment

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of arrondissement was in 1746

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“Arrondissement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrondissement. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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