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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Also bringing the sunshine is Simon Porte Jacquemus—who returns to the official schedule this season, taking over an apartment in the 16th arrondissement—and Willy Chavarria, who is importing his unique New York energy to the City of Light. —

Phil Oh, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025 The Bernadette takeover will be in two locations at 24 Rue de 4 Septembre, in the 2nd arrondissement, and 47 Rue Cler in Paris’ 7th from Sept. 24 to Oct. 2. . —

Rhonda Richford, WWD, 23 Sep. 2024 The public prosecutor’s office in Paris told NBC News that overnight police officers witnessed a drug deal involving cocaine in the ninth arrondissement of Paris, with the alleged buyer being a 28-year-old member of Australia's hockey team. —

NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024 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 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

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 12 Feb. 2025.

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