Visual meaning of 'arrondissement' - Social Visual Dictionary

noun

An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries

Examples:

"My family is visiting Paris, and we're staying in a small hotel in the 5th arrondissement. "

government geography area politics nation

noun

A borough, a submunicipal administrative division

Examples:

""My aunt lives in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, near the Eiffel Tower." "

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Related Words

staying/ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/

To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

division/dɪˈvɪʒən/

The act or process of dividing anything.

hotel/(h)əʊˈtɛl/ /hoʊˈtɛl/

A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.

Visual illustration for the word "tower" - A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast.

tower/ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈtaʊɚ/ /ˈtəʊ.ə(ɹ)/

A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast.

dutch/dʌtʃ/

Wife

countries/ˈkʌntɹiz/

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

borough/ˈbʌɹə/ /ˈbɜɹoʊ/

A fortified town.

Visual illustration for the word "family" - A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

family/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

administrative/ədˈmɪ.nɪs.tɹəˌtɪv/ /ədˈmɪ.nəsˌtɹeɪ.ɾɪv/

Of or relating to administering or administration.

french/fɹɛnt͡ʃ/

To prepare food by cutting it into strips.

Visual illustration for the word "visiting" - To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

visiting/ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

speaking/ˈspiːˌkiŋ/

Used in speaking.