Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch departement, from French département, from Old French département.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [də.par.təˈmɛn]
  • Hyphenation: dê‧par‧tê‧mèn

Noun edit

dêpartêmèn (first-person possessive departemenku, second-person possessive departemenmu, third-person possessive departemennya)

  1. department
    1. (government) one of the principal divisions of executive government.
      Synonym: kementerian
    2. (education) one of the divisions of instructions in a university.
  2. (government) bureau (in state affairs) an administrative unit of government.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Tetum: departemén

Further reading edit