"department" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-department.ogg [General-American] Forms: departments [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English departement (“ceasing, end”), from Middle French département. Later senses borrowed from Modern French département. Doublet of département. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|departement|t=ceasing, end}} Middle English departement (“ceasing, end”), {{der|en|frm|département}} Middle French département, {{bor|en|fr|département}} French département, {{doublet|en|département}} Doublet of département Head templates: {{en-noun}} department (plural departments)
  1. A part, portion, or subdivision. Translations (part, portion, subdivision): departement (Afrikaans), afdeling (Afrikaans), قِسْم (qism) [masculine] (Arabic), бүлек (bülek) (Bashkir), отде́л (otdél) [masculine] (Bulgarian), отделе́ние (otdelénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), afdeling [common-gender] (Danish), afdeling (Dutch), fako (Esperanto), osasto (Finnish), jaosto (Finnish), വിഭാഗം (vibhāgaṁ) (Malayalam), قسمت (qesmat) (Persian), dział [masculine] (Polish), wydział [masculine] (Polish), departamento [masculine] (Portuguese), sector [neuter] (Romanian), departament [neuter] (Romanian), отде́л (otdél) [masculine] (Russian), отделе́ние (otdelénije) [neuter] (Russian), sección [feminine] (Spanish), avdelning (Swedish), kagawaran (Tagalog), қисмат (qismat) (Tajik)
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-762iRWPo Disambiguation of 'part, portion, subdivision': 49 1 2 15 15 3 14 2
  2. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like. Synonyms (distinct course): province, specialty Translations (course of life, action, study, etc.): felt [neuter] (Danish), område [neuter] (Danish), fako (Esperanto), ala (Finnish), വകുപ്പ് (vakuppŭ) (Malayalam)
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-JCtJ2Iud Disambiguation of 'distinct course': 2 77 13 1 1 2 1 3 Disambiguation of 'course of life, action, study, etc.': 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 5
  3. A specified aspect or quality. Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-FO2hznwD Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 21 20 20 19 2 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 12 16 21 20 2 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 26 13 12 20 2 23
  4. A subdivision of an organization.
    (often in proper names) One of the principal divisions of executive government
    Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms (division of executive government): ministry
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-hFLqOZeC Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 21 20 20 19 2 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 12 16 21 20 2 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 26 13 12 20 2 23 Disambiguation of 'division of executive government': 2 3 9 54 6 18 6 4
  5. A subdivision of an organization.
    (in a university) One of the divisions of instructions
    Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-Vgl9~x3E Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 21 20 20 19 2 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 12 16 21 20 2 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 26 13 12 20 2 23
  6. A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons. Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (territorial division): departamant (Breton), dipartimentu [masculine] (Corsican), departement [neuter] (Danish), departemento (Esperanto), departementti (english: French-speaking countries) (Finnish), maakunta (english: otherwise, e.g. Argentina) (Finnish), département [masculine] (French), περιφέρεια (periféreia) [feminine] (Greek), περιοχή (periochí) [feminine] (Greek), dipartimento [masculine] (Italian), (ken) (alt: けん) (Japanese), departement [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), departement [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), départémint [masculine] (Picard), departamento [masculine] (Portuguese), departament [neuter] (Romanian), департа́мент (departáment) [masculine] (Russian), dipartimentu [masculine] (Sardinian), departamento [masculine] (Spanish), tỉnh (Vietnamese), departemint [neuter] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-fBQJr011 Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 21 20 20 19 2 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 12 16 21 20 2 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 26 13 12 20 2 23 Disambiguation of 'territorial division': 2 0 5 5 4 81 1 2
  7. (historical) A military subdivision of a country Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-e4tp5df8
  8. (obsolete) Act of departing; departure. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-department-en-noun-NJoo5wi8 Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 2 21 20 20 19 2 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 12 16 21 20 2 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 26 13 12 20 2 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: province, state Translations (subdivision of organization): departement (Afrikaans), afdeling (Afrikaans), قِسْم (qism) [masculine] (Arabic), բաժին (bažin) (Armenian), ֆակուլտետ (fakultet) (english: university) (Armenian), şöbə (Azerbaijani), бүлек (bülek) (Bashkir), аддзе́л (addzjél) [masculine] (Belarusian), дэпарта́мент (departámjent) (note: of government) [masculine] (Belarusian), отде́л (otdél) [masculine] (Bulgarian), отделе́ние (otdelénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ဌာန (htana.) (Burmese), 部門 (Chinese Mandarin), 部门 (bùmén) (Chinese Mandarin), (bù) (Chinese Mandarin), (xì) (english: faculty) (Chinese Mandarin), oddělení [neuter] (Czech), departement [neuter] [government] (Danish), ministerium [neuter] [government] (Danish), institut (english: university) [neuter] (Danish), fagområde (english: university) [neuter] (Danish), afdeling [feminine] (Dutch), departement [neuter] (Dutch), fako (Esperanto), osakond (Estonian), ministeriö [government] (Finnish), osasto (english: university) (Finnish), yksikkö (Finnish), laitos (Finnish), ministère [masculine] [government] (French), განყოფილება (ganq̇opileba) (Georgian), დეპარტამენტი (deṗarṭamenṭi) (Georgian), Abteilung [feminine] (German), τμήμα (tmíma) [neuter] (Greek), διεύθυνση (diéfthynsi) [feminine] (Greek), κλάδος (kládos) [masculine] (Greek), υπηρεσία (ypiresía) [feminine] (Greek), depatman (Haitian Creole), מַחְלָקָה (makhlaká) [feminine] (Hebrew), विभाग (vibhāg) [masculine] (Hindi), महकमा (mahkamā) [masculine] (Hindi), सिरिश्ता (siriśtā) [masculine] (Hindi), osztály (Hungarian), részleg (Hungarian), szakosztály (Hungarian), minisztérium [government] (Hungarian), tanszék (english: university) (Hungarian), dipartimento (english: government or university) [masculine] (Italian), facoltà (english: university) [feminine] (Italian), reparto (english: factory, office, shop) [masculine, usually] (Italian), (kyoku) (alt: きょく) (Japanese), 部門 (bumon) (alt: ぶもん) (Japanese), 学部 (gakubu) (english: faculty) (alt: がくぶ) (Japanese), бөлім (bölım) (Kazakh), 부서 (buseo) (alt: 部署) (Korean), 학과 (hakgwa) (english: faculty) (alt: 學科) (Korean), бөлүм (bölüm) (Kyrgyz), ພະແນກ (pha nǣk) (Lao), ພາກວິຊາ (phāk wi sā) (Lao), nodaļa [feminine] (Latvian), daļa [feminine] (Latvian), skyrius [masculine] (Lithuanian), оддел (oddel) [masculine] (Macedonian), одделение (oddelenie) [neuter] (Macedonian), വകുപ്പ് (vakuppŭ) (Malayalam), omt [neuter] (Mòcheno), departement [neuter] [government] (Norwegian Bokmål), institutt (english: university) [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), departement [neuter] [government] (Norwegian Nynorsk), institutt (english: university) [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), بخش (baxš) (Persian), dział [masculine] (Polish), departament [masculine] (Polish), oddział [masculine] (Polish), agenda [feminine] (Polish), departamento [masculine] (Portuguese), setor [masculine] (Portuguese), departament (Romanian), отде́л (otdél) [masculine] (Russian), департа́мент (departáment) (english: official duty, foreign) [masculine] (Russian), министе́рство (ministérstvo) [neuter] [government] (Russian), факульте́т (fakulʹtét) (english: university) [masculine] (Russian), отделе́ние (otdelénije) [neuter] (Russian), одеље́ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), одјеље́ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), odeljénje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), odjeljénje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), oddelenie [neuter] (Slovak), oddelek [masculine] (Slovene), departamento [masculine] (Spanish), kagawaran (Tagalog), шӯъба (šüʾba) (Tajik), แผนก (pà-nɛ̀ɛk) (Thai), ภาควิชา (pâak-wí-chaa) (Thai), bölüm (Turkish), şube (Turkish), відді́л (viddíl) [masculine] (Ukrainian), департа́мент (departáment) (note: of government) [masculine] (Ukrainian), مَحْکَمَہ (mahkamā) [masculine] (Urdu), boʻlim (Uzbek), shuʼba (Uzbek), ban (Vietnamese), phòng (Vietnamese), adran [feminine] (Welsh)

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          "ref": "2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman",
          "text": "Flair and invention were very much at a premium, suffocated by the relentless pace and often fractious nature of proceedings. The absence of James Morrison from the centre of Scotland’s midfield, the West Brom man ruled out on the morning of the game by illness, had already diminished the creative capacity of the home side in that department.",
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          "word": "ala"
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          "text": "The 2012 Boston Marathon was outstanding in the temperature department; runners endured temperatures of no less than 88 degrees Fahrenheit.",
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        {
          "ref": "2024 February 12, Ben Morse and Steve Almasy, “Kansas City Chiefs defeat San Francisco 49ers in OT in Super Bowl LVIII, become first back-to-back NFL champions in 19 years”, in CNN.com",
          "text": "While the Chiefs superstar trails legendary quarterback Tom Brady in the Super Bowl wins department – the former Patriot and Tampa Bay Buccaneer has seven to Mahomes’ three – the chatter will only get louder and louder as to whether or not the 2023 Super Bowl MVP is the greatest of all time or not as he continues his career.",
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
      "code": "hu",
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    {
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      "code": "hu",
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    {
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      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "tanszék"
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      ],
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    {
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      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "vakuppŭ",
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      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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      "lang": "Mòcheno",
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        "neuter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
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        "neuter"
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        "government"
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
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        "neuter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
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        "neuter"
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      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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        "neuter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "baxš",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "بخش"
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
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        "masculine"
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
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    {
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      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "agenda"
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
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      ],
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "8 0 1 37 37 5 11 1",
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    {
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Act of departing; departure."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Act of departing; departure."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/En-us-department.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "distinct course",
      "word": "province"
    },
    {
      "sense": "distinct course",
      "word": "specialty"
    },
    {
      "sense": "division of executive government",
      "word": "ministry"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "afdeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qism",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قِسْم"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "bülek",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "бүлек"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otdél",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отде́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otdelénie",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отделе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "afdeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "afdeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "fako"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "osasto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "jaosto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "vibhāgaṁ",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "വിഭാഗം"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qesmat",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "قسمت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dział"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wydział"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "departamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sector"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departament"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otdél",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отде́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otdelénije",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отделе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sección"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "avdelning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "kagawaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "qismat",
      "sense": "part, portion, subdivision",
      "word": "қисмат"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "course of life, action, study, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "felt"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "course of life, action, study, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "område"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "course of life, action, study, etc.",
      "word": "fako"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "course of life, action, study, etc.",
      "word": "ala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "vakuppŭ",
      "sense": "course of life, action, study, etc.",
      "word": "വകുപ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "afdeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qism",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قِسْم"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bažin",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "բաժին"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "fakultet",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "ֆակուլտետ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "şöbə"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "bülek",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "бүлек"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "addzjél",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аддзе́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "note": "of government",
      "roman": "departámjent",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дэпарта́мент"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otdél",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отде́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otdelénie",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отделе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "htana.",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "ဌာန"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "部門"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùmén",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "部门"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bù",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "部"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "faculty",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xì",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "系"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oddělení"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "ministerium"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "institut"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fagområde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afdeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "fako"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "osakond"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "ministeriö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "osasto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "yksikkö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "laitos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "ministère"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganq̇opileba",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "განყოფილება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "deṗarṭamenṭi",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "დეპარტამენტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Abteilung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tmíma",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τμήμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diéfthynsi",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διεύθυνση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kládos",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κλάδος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypiresía",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υπηρεσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "depatman"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "makhlaká",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מַחְלָקָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vibhāg",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विभाग"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mahkamā",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "महकमा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "siriśtā",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सिरिश्ता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "osztály"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "részleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "szakosztály"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "minisztérium"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "tanszék"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "government or university",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dipartimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "facoltà"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "factory, office, shop",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "reparto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyoku",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "局"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぶもん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bumon",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "部門"
    },
    {
      "alt": "がくぶ",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "faculty",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gakubu",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "学部"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bölım",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "бөлім"
    },
    {
      "alt": "部署",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "buseo",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "부서"
    },
    {
      "alt": "學科",
      "code": "ko",
      "english": "faculty",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hakgwa",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "학과"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bölüm",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "бөлүм"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "pha nǣk",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "ພະແນກ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "phāk wi sā",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "ພາກວິຊາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nodaļa"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "daļa"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skyrius"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "oddel",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оддел"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "oddelenie",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одделение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "vakuppŭ",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "വകുപ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhn",
      "lang": "Mòcheno",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "omt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "institutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "institutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "baxš",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "بخش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dział"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "departament"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oddział"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agenda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "departamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "setor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "departament"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otdél",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отде́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "official duty, foreign",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "departáment",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "департа́мент"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ministérstvo",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "министе́рство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "university",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fakulʹtét",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "факульте́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otdelénije",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отделе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одеље́ње"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одјеље́ње"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "odeljénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "odjeljénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oddelenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oddelek"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "departamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "kagawaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "šüʾba",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "шӯъба"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pà-nɛ̀ɛk",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "แผนก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pâak-wí-chaa",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "ภาควิชา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "bölüm"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "şube"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "viddíl",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "відді́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "of government",
      "roman": "departáment",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "департа́мент"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mahkamā",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَحْکَمَہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "boʻlim"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "shuʼba"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "ban"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "word": "phòng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "subdivision of organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adran"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "word": "departamant"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dipartimentu"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "word": "departemento"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "French-speaking countries",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "word": "departementti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "otherwise, e.g. Argentina",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "word": "maakunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "département"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "periféreia",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "περιφέρεια"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "periochí",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "περιοχή"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dipartimento"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ken",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "word": "県"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "pcd",
      "lang": "Picard",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "départémint"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "departamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departament"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "departáment",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "департа́мент"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dipartimentu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "departamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "word": "tỉnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "territorial division",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departemint"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "department"
  ],
  "word": "department"
}

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