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departamento — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • branch noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
  • department noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.

Senses

departamento is used for these senses in English:

  • branch A location of an organization with several locations.
  • department A subdivision of an organization.
  • département An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.

branch — full definition

  1. noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
  2. noun One of several local offices or outlets belonging to a larger organisation.
  3. noun A distinct part or subdivision of a subject, family, or system.
  4. verb To split into two or more parts, or to grow outward like a tree limb.

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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