departemen

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch departement, from French département, from Old French département. During Japanese occupation period, the term was used as translation of Japanese () (bu, department).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: dê‧par‧tê‧mèn

Noun

dêpartêmèn (plural departemen-departemen)

  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.
  3. (education) school: within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
    Synonyms: departemen, fakultas, sekolah
    Synonyms: fakulti, pusat pengajian (Standard Malay)

Descendants

  • Tetum: departemén

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