arrondissement.

An administrative district in France and some other French-influenced systems, including the numbered districts of Paris.

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Words that belong together

• a Paris arrondissement
• an arrondissement boundary

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The Paris arrondissement changed character between its avenues and smaller streets.

She checked the arrondissement boundary before assigning the address.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular arrondissement; plural arrondissements. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.