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subdepartment

subdepartment noun: a subordinate department, bureau.

Noun

subdepartment (plural subdepartments)

  1. a subordinate department, bureau

Forms of subdepartment

pluralsubdepartments

Origin of subdepartment

From sub- + department.

Questions about subdepartment

What does subdepartment mean?
Subdepartment means a subordinate department, bureau.
What part of speech is subdepartment?
Subdepartment is a noun.
What is the plural of subdepartment?
The plural of subdepartment is subdepartments.

Words near subdepartment in the dictionary

  1. subdental
  2. subdentate
  3. subdentated
  4. subdented
  5. subdenticulate
  6. subdepartment
  7. subdepartments
  8. subdeployment
  9. subdeployments
  10. subdepolarizing
  11. subdeposit

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