secteur

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sector.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛk.tœʁ/

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Noun

secteur m (plural secteurs)

1. (geometry) circular sector (part of a circle, extending to the center)
2. sector (field of economic activity)

   secteur privé ― private sector

   secteur public ― public sector

3. area, vicinity

Derived terms

• sectoriel

Descendants

• → Romanian: sector
• → Turkish: sektör

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• creuset, reçûtes