circonscription

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumscriptiōnem. Compare Italian circoscrizione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

circonscription f (plural circonscriptions)

1. circumscription
2. (politics) electoral district, constituency, riding

   Synonym: (colloquial) circo

Further reading

• “circonscription”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.