arrondissement
noun
ar·ron·disse·ment
ə-ˈrän-də-smənt 
ˌa-ˌrōⁿ-(ˌ)dē-ˈsmäⁿ
ˌa-ˌrōⁿ-(ˌ)dē-ˈsmäⁿ
1
: an administrative district of some large French cities
2
: the largest division of a French department
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Even among other celebrity graves, Morrison’s commands another level of attention in Père Lachaise, a cemetery of 70,000 plots spread over more than 100 acres in Paris’ 20th arrondissement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in the residential 19th arrondissement is one where Parisians gather from all parts of the city and sprawl out on blankets picnicking on warm spring and summer days.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
In the lively Notre-Dame-de-Lorette neighborhood in Paris’s 9th arrondissement, a 30-something couple embarked on a home renovation adventure: transforming a former office into a warm and functional apartment.
—Edmée Jouslin De Noray, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Even among other celebrity graves, Morrison’s commands another level of attention in Père Lachaise, a cemetery of 70,000 plots spread over more than 100 acres in Paris’ 20th arrondissement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in the residential 19th arrondissement is one where Parisians gather from all parts of the city and sprawl out on blankets picnicking on warm spring and summer days.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
In the lively Notre-Dame-de-Lorette neighborhood in Paris’s 9th arrondissement, a 30-something couple embarked on a home renovation adventure: transforming a former office into a warm and functional apartment.
—Edmée Jouslin De Noray, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Arrondissement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrondissement. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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