département
/de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃/
1.
nounmasculineSing
administrative division of a country (in France and some other francophone countries) — roughly equivalent to a county
J'habite dans le département de l'Isère.
I live in the department of Isère.
Synonyms:division administrative, collectivité territoriale
2.
nounmasculineSing
department; an organizational unit within a company, university, administration, etc.
Elle travaille au département marketing de l'entreprise.
She works in the company's marketing department.
Synonyms:service, division, section, unité
