DEPARTMENT - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a specialized division of a large organization

Example: you'll find it in the hardware department; she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury

Categories: Division

Part of speech: Noun

the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

Categories: Administrative district, Administrative division, Territorial division

Part of speech: Noun

a specialized sphere of knowledge

Example: baking is not my department; his work established a new department of literature

Categories: Sector, Sphere

The word "department" was borrowed from French département.

Anglo-Norman French was a unique dialect that developed in England after the Norman invasion.