Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

département

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: de-parte-ment
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, the political–territorial pattern has been maintained but also redirected at the départemental level by the transformation of former ministerial départemental directorates into inter-ministerial units, under the supervision of the prefects of the département."

Etymology

From French département. Doublet of department.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: département

Inflected Forms

départements (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

départemental

Questions

What does département mean?: An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.
Where does département come from?: It is traced to French.

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