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ar·ron·disse·ment (ȧ rōn dēs män′)
noun pl. arrondissements -·ments (-män′)
in France,
- the largest administrative subdivision of a department
- a municipal subdivision, as of Paris
Etymology: Fr < arrondir, to make round
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