dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
---|
Sounds | dihpaa'rtmahnt |
---|---|
Rhymes | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 654 more rhymes in ahnt at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A specialized division of a large organization. |
---|---|
Examples | "you'll find it in the hardware department" |
Synonyms | section |
Narrower | academic department; business department; personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff office; government department; payroll, payroll department; security, security department |
Broader | division |
Adjectives | intradepartmental; interdepartmental; departmental |
Meaning | The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France). |
---|---|
Member of | country, state, land |
Region | France, French Republic |
Broader | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division |
Meaning | A specialized sphere of knowledge. |
---|---|
Examples | "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature" |
Broader | sector, sphere |