secteur

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sector.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛk.tœʁ/
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Noun

secteur m (plural secteurs)

  1. (geometry) circular sector (part of a circle, extending to the center)
  2. sector (field of economic activity)
    secteur privéprivate sector
    secteur publicpublic sector
  3. area, vicinity

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: sector
  • Turkish: sektör

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