arrondissement

noun

1
: an administrative district of some large French cities
2
: the largest division of a French department

Examples of arrondissement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Since then, the group has hosted weekly genealogy and research sessions out of its small office in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, to help people trace their own family stories. Catherine Porter, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024 The facade of the building in the 5th arrondissement collapsed. Angela Charlton and Alex Turnbull, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023 Located in the 7th arrondissement, Saint Laurent Babylone is a mecca of art, music, literature, and, of course, fashion. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2024 Wander through the side streets surrounding the Quatre Septembre metro station, in the heart of Paris’s 2nd arrondissement, and a few surprises await. Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024 At new arrivals like La Fantaisie, dominating the corner of the ninth arrondissement’s Rue Cadet, neutral raffia walls are contrasted against an explosion of prints, fabrics, and Palm Springs–reminiscent furniture. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024 Located in the 7th arrondissement, the luxury hotel instantly immerses guests in the history of its storied past. Keaton Bell, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024 Café de Flore remains another stalwart of the sixth arrondissement for locals and tourists alike. Layla Khoury-Hanold, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023 Still, with what is sure to be heavy security and packed roads, trains, and bike lanes, navigating the arrondissements next summer will take some serious finesse. Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2023

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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

Time Traveler
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 29 Mar. 2024.

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