arrondissement

noun

ar·​ron·​disse·​ment ə-ˈrän-də-smənt  ˌa-ˌrōⁿ-(ˌ)dē-ˈsmäⁿ 

1

: an administrative district of some large French cities

2

: the largest division of a French department

Examples of arrondissement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Paris Parisians value both comfort and style when navigating the arrondissements. —Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024

Onassis had an apartment on Avenue Foch and Callas lived at 36 Avenue George Mandel, both in the posh 16th arrondissement. —Liz McNeil, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024

The attack occurred in the eighth arrondissement known for iconic sites including the Champs Elysées. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 July 2024

Schedule The tennis events run from July 27 to August 4 at Stade Roland Garros in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. —James Hansen, The Athletic, 25 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "action of making round or rounding off, circumscription of boundaries, extension of a territory, subdivision of a French department," going back to Middle French, "rounding off," from arrondiss-, variant stem of arrondir "to make round, round off" (going back to Old French arondir, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs — going back to Latin ad- ad- — + -rondir, verbal derivative of reund, rond round entry 1) + -ment -ment

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined at sense 2