department | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of department – Learner’s Dictionary

department
noun [ C ]
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/dɪˈpɑːtmənt/
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A2
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of work:
the sales department
head of the English department
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(Definition of department from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of department

in Chinese (Traditional)
(組織或機構中的)部,系,處,科,室…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(组织或机构中的)部,系,处,科,室…
in Spanish
departamento, departamento [masculine]…
in Portuguese
departamento…
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部, 課…
bölüm, daire, departman…
service [masculine], ministère [masculine], département [masculine]…
departament…
قِسْم…
oddělení…
ministerium, departement, institut…
bagian…
แผนก…
bộ, ban…
dział, wydział, ministerstwo…
bahagian…
die Abteilung…
avdeling [masculine], departement [neuter], institutt [neuter]…
부서…
dipartimento, reparto, ministero…
отдел, факультет…
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