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A territorial division in France instituted in 1790, under which the old division into provinces was broken up; each department, of which there are now 87, is broken up into arrondissements.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Department'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/department.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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