No. 6,926 in Dutch
afdelingen
"Afdelingen" means "departments" or "sections" in English.
In a sentence
De afdelingen van het ziekenhuis werken efficiënt samen.
The departments of the hospital work efficiently together.
In this sentence, 'afdelingen' refers to the organizational units within a hospital that have specific functions, illustrating administrative segmentation.
Bij de supermarkt zijn er afdelingen voor groenten, vlees, en zuivel.
At the supermarket, there are sections for vegetables, meat, and dairy.
Here, 'afdelingen' denotes the specialized areas within a store designated for particular types of products, highlighting spatial segmentation.
De school introduceert nieuwe afdelingen voor kunst en techniek.
The school is introducing new departments for arts and technology.
'Afdelingen' in this case represents the educational branches within a school focused on specific disciplines or curriculums, indicating functional categorization in an academic context.
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