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district
[ dis-trikt ]
noun
- a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
- a region or locality:
the theater district; the Lake District.
- British. a subdivision of a county or a town.
- the District, the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C.
verb (used with object)
- to divide into districts.
district
/ ˈɪٰɪ /
noun
- an area of land marked off for administrative or other purposes
- ( as modifier )
district nurse
- a locality separated by geographical attributes; region
- any subdivision of any territory, region, etc
- (in England from 1974 and in Wales 1974–96) any of the subdivisions of the nonmetropolitan counties that elects a council responsible for local planning, housing, rates, etc See also metropolitan district
- (in Scotland until 1975) a landward division of a county
- (in Scotland 1975–96) any of the subdivisions of the regions that elected a council responsible for environmental health services, housing, etc
- any of the 26 areas into which Northern Ireland has been divided since 1973. Elected district councils are responsible for environmental health services, etc
verb
- tr to divide into districts
Other Word Forms
- t·徱t adjective
- dzܳdt noun
- ·徱t noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of district1
Word History and Origins
Origin of district1
Example Sentences
A US district judge has found Apple wilfully violated her injunction in a case brought by Epic Games — and that a top Apple executive "outright lied" under oath.
About 1,650 seats will be contested on 14 county councils, eight unitary authorities, one metropolitan district and in the Isles of Scilly.
A student allegedly discharged “a possible firearm” inside a classroom Wednesday morning at Westside Global Awareness Magnet in Marina del Rey, school district officials confirmed.
The woman, in her fifties, was found dead on Monday night after a fire broke out in a building in the city's Carabanchel district.
"Especially if you've got local councils and district councils and all sorts and the county council as well, I think it's just difficult for people to know why it feels relevant to them," she explained.
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