arrondissement
noun
ar·ron·disse·ment
| \ ə-ˈrän-də-smənt
, ˌa-ˌrōⁿ-(ˌ)dē-ˈsmäⁿ
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, ˌa-ˌrōⁿ-(ˌ)dē-ˈsmäⁿ
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Definition of arrondissement
1
: an administrative district of some large French cities
2
: the largest division of a French department
Examples of arrondissement in a Sentence
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Last night, revelers crowded 51 Quai des Grands Augustins, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, for the grand reopening of Lapérouse—one of the ne plus ultra of old-world Parisian eateries. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "Famed Left Bank Eatery Lapérouse Reopens With a Decadent Dinner," 20 June 2019 Last night, the designer previewed not one, but two new collections at Manège Battisti in La Caserne des Célestins, in Paris’s 4th arrondissement. — Vogue, "Christian Louboutin Debuts Two New Collections with a Couture Week Cocktail Party," 3 July 2019 The capital of everything from cabaret to cuisine, Paris counts nearly 2,000 years of history—and almost as many monuments spiraling around the 20 arrondissements. — National Geographic, "20 timeless photos that prove Paris will never go out of style," 17 July 2019 The visiting club, meanwhile, has enough traveling support to make the 16th arrondissement feel like Kansas City. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Why You Need to Watch the USWNT vs. France," 27 June 2019 The etiology of the crime, and the punishment that may follow, stretch past the experiences of two men in the 10th arrondissement. — Jason Farago, The New York Review of Books, "J’Accuse!," 18 Apr. 2019 Our group took over 11th arrondissement go-to Clown Bar for the evening and wrapped up our night with my favorite group activity: some good, old-fashioned karaoke at Bam Karaoke Box. — Julia Gall, Marie Claire, "48 Hours Celebrating the New Clash de Cartier Collection in Paris," 10 May 2019 Magazine Vaccarello handled the interior design, only his second time tackling such a large redecoration project, after redoing, in a similarly spare style, a 5,400-square-foot hôtel particulier in the sixth arrondissement. — Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, "Exclusive: Step Inside YSL’s New Parisian Headquarters," 15 Feb. 2019 Mireille Knoll was stabbed 11 times in her apartment in the 11th arrondissement of Paris before her home was set on fire, according to government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux, who recounted the attack on Twitter. — Yelena Peigne And Spencer Feingold, CNN, "Paris police treat murder of Holocaust survivor as anti-Semitic attack," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arrondissement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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