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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Small Spaces Near the Tuileries Garden and the Place Vendôme, an ingenious 1st arrondissement apartment feels like a hotel suite Photography by Yvan Moreau January 14, 2025 All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. —

Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025 Jaguar is also planning to open a number of brand stores around the world, the first of which will open in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. —

Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024 The Paris Parisians value both comfort and style when navigating the arrondissements. —

Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024 Onassis had an apartment on Avenue Foch and Callas lived at 36 Avenue George Mandel, both in the posh 16th arrondissement. —

Liz McNeil, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arrondissement

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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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“Arrondissement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrondissement. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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