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English noun: department | |||
| 1. | department (group) a specialized division of a large organization | ||
| Samples | You'll find it in the hardware department. She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury. | ||
| Synonyms | section | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | academic department, business department, government department, payroll, payroll department, personnel, personnel department, personnel office, security, security department, staff office | ||
| 2. | department (location) the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | ||
| Member meronym | country, land, state | ||
| Domain region | France, French Republic | ||
| 3. | department (cognition) a specialized sphere of knowledge | ||
| Samples | Baking is not my department. His work established a new department of literature. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sector, sphere | ||
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