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Meaning of département | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Departement
Español departamento
Français département
Português departamento
Русский департамент
Svenska departement

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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