arrondissement
pronunciation
How to pronounce arrondissement in British English:
UK [ɑ:rəndɪ'səmənt]
How to pronounce arrondissement in American English:
US [ɑrəndɪ'səmənt]
Word Origin
- arrondissement (n.)
- 1807, "administrative subdivision of a French department," from French, literally "a rounding," from stem of arrondir "to make round," from a- "to" (see ad-) + rond "round" (see round (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Back in the 18th arrondissement , not far from the cobbled streets of montmartre , france 's secular principles seem neater in theory than in practice .
- 2. Until recently , two vast competing public renovation projects in paris stared squarely at each other across the avenue winston churchill , in the capital 's smart 8th arrondissement .
- 3. The combination of these two elements give this area a quaint , provincial atmosphere , and it is easy to forget that the old boundaries of the charonne village now form the eastern half of the city 's densely populated 20th arrondissement .
- 4. Mr. jottras 's record sale happened last year and was for the hotel de bourbon-conde , a mansion with an inner courtyard , garden and private chapel , in the seventh arrondissement on the left bank .
- 5. Later , cobb lifts an entire paris neighborhood like a drawbridge , and he and ariadne , reaching the hinge where the streets turn upward , walk on the perpendicular right into the next arrondissement .