Arrondissement

An arrondissement (UK: /æˈrɒndsmɒ̃, ˌærɒnˈdsmɒ̃/, US: /æˌrɒndsˈmɒ̃, -ˌrn-, əˈrɒndɪsmənt/, French: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.