département

/de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃/

nounmasculineSing

administrative division of a country (in France and some other francophone countries) — roughly equivalent to a county

J'habite dans le département de l'Isère.

I live in the department of Isère.

Synonyms:division administrative, collectivité territoriale

nounmasculineSing

department; an organizational unit within a company, university, administration, etc.

Elle travaille au département marketing de l'entreprise.

She works in the company's marketing department.