Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The chief administrative subdivision of a department in France.
- noun A municipal subdivision in some large French cities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In France, the largest administrative division of a department.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun France A subdivision of a department.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries - noun Canada A
borough , a submunicipal administrative division
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) Julia Fraker 2010
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) Julia Fraker 2010
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) Julia Fraker 2010
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) Julia Fraker 2010
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) Julia Fraker 2010
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) Julia Fraker 2010
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Located on the left bank, Paris '5th arrondissement is known among locals as a foodie haven.
5 Places To Stop While Eating Your Way Through Paris' 5th Arrondissement (Photos) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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With its canteen-like space of fewer than 10 tables, the restaurant is located in an alley in the second arrondissement, which is often contradictorily described by foodies either as "a no-man's land" or the "next Marais."
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People from Guadeloupe, as well as Martinique and French Guyana, defiantly feel that they are second-class citizens, living in a colony rather than an "arrondissement" of Paris.
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