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départemental

départemental adjective: of or relating to a département.

Adjective

départemental (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a département.
    • The départemental council plays the role of counsellor and programme co-ordinator as was the case in the Département of Hérault.1996, Philippe Miellet, “France: a historical perspective on GIS diffusion”, in Ian Masser, Heather Campbell, Massimo Craglia, editors, GIS Diffusion: The Adoption and Use of Geographical Information...
    • Many départemental archives in France have digitized civil, parish, and census records and have made them available online for free viewing.2015, Michael Dunn, A Beginner’s Guide to Online Genealogy: Learn How to Trace Your Family History and Discover Your Roots, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 180

Origin of départemental

From French départemental. Doublet of departmental.

Questions about départemental

What does départemental mean?
Départemental means of or relating to a département.
What part of speech is départemental?
Départemental is an adjective.

Words near départemental in the dictionary

  1. dénoûment
  2. dép
  3. dépanneur
  4. dépanneurs
  5. département
  6. départemental
  7. départements
  8. dépeçage
  9. Dépor
  10. déps
  11. dépôt

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