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afdeling — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arm noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
  • department noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.
  • detachment noun A lack of emotional involvement; an attitude of calm distance.
  • division noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.

Senses

afdeling is used for these senses in English:

  • arm A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
  • arm A branch of an organization.
  • department A part, portion, or subdivision.

arm — full definition

  1. noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
  2. noun A limb of an object or organization that sticks out from the main body, such as a chair arm, a crane arm, or a branch of a company.
  3. noun A narrow stretch of water or land reaching out from a larger body.
  4. verb To equip someone or something with weapons, or more loosely, with the tools needed for a task.

department — full definition

  1. noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.
  2. noun A particular area of responsibility, skill, or interest (often used loosely).
  3. noun One of the administrative regions into which France is divided.

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