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Abteilung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.

Senses

Abteilung is used for these senses in English:

  • department A subdivision of an organization.
  • section A part, piece, subdivision of anything.

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.

detachment — full definition

  1. noun A lack of emotional involvement; an attitude of calm distance.
  2. noun A group of soldiers or vehicles sent away from the main military force for a specific task.

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