departemen

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch departement, from French département, from Old French département.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [də.par.təˈmɛn]
  • Hyphenation: dê‧par‧tê‧mèn

Noun[edit]

dêpartêmèn (first-person possessive departemenku, second-person possessive departemenmu, third-person possessive departemennya)

  1. department
    1. (government) one of the principal divisions of executive government.
      Synonym: kementerian
    2. (education) one of the divisions of instructions in a university.
  2. (government) bureau (in state affairs) an administrative unit of government.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Tetum: departemén

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