Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - department
Department
department
n. 1 a separate part of a complex whole, esp.: a a branch of municipal or State administration (Housing Department; Department of Social Security). b a branch of study and its administration at a university, school, etc. (the physics department). c a specialized section of a large store (hardware department). 2 colloq. an area of special expertise. 3 an administrative district in France and other countries. Phrases and idioms department store a large shop stocking many varieties of goods in different departments. Etymology: F d{eacute}partement (as DEPART)
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noun Etymology: French département, from Old French, act of dividing, from departir Date: 1735 1. a distinct sphere ; province , a category consisting especially of a measurable activity or attribute , a functional or territorial division: as, a major administrative division of a government, a major territorial administrative subdivision, a division of a college or school giving instruction in a particular subject, a major division of a business, a section of a ~ store handling a particular kind of merchandise, a territorial subdivision made for the administration and training of military units, ~al adjective ~ally adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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