circonscription

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumscriptiōnem. Compare Italian circoscrizione.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

circonscription f (plural circonscriptions)

electoral district, constituency, riding

Further reading

“circonscription”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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