département — meaning in English
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English meaning
- county noun An administrative or geographic division within a country or state.
- department noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.
Senses
département is used for these senses in English:
- county An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).
- department A subdivision of an organization.
- département An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.
department — full definition
- noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.
- noun A particular area of responsibility, skill, or interest (often used loosely).
- noun One of the administrative regions into which France is divided.