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DOM-TOM

French overseas départements and territories

DOM

The DOM are the French overseas départements. They include French Guiana, Reunion Island, Martinique and Guadeloupe. These colonies are treated today as French economic zones and are responsible, like all départements, for matters specific to their areas.

département

département (In France a département is an administrative unit of the state with some authority, e.g. social and medical matters.)

département d'outre-mer

overseas département

département

department (In Switzerland, a département is a unit of state administration which deals with specific areas, e.g. foreign problems, police departments or financial matters.)

province

In Belgium, there are seven provinces, which are similar to the French Départements. They have some autonomy but are overseen by the Federal state, communities and regions.

départements Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

département

département (In France a département is an administrative unit of the state with some authority, e.g. social and medical matters.)

département

department (In Switzerland, a département is a unit of state administration which deals with specific areas, e.g. foreign problems, police departments or financial matters.)

province

In Belgium, there are seven provinces, which are similar to the French Départements. They have some autonomy but are overseen by the Federal state, communities and regions.

DOM

The DOM are the French overseas départements. They include French Guiana, Reunion Island, Martinique and Guadeloupe. These colonies are treated today as French economic zones and are responsible, like all départements, for matters specific to their areas.

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préfecture

authority at département level responsible for immigration issues