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district

[ dis-trikt ]

noun

  1. a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
  2. a region or locality:

    the theater district; the Lake District.

  3. British. a subdivision of a county or a town.
  4. the District, the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C.


verb (used with object)

  1. to divide into districts.

district

/ ˈɪٰɪ /

noun

    1. an area of land marked off for administrative or other purposes
    2. ( as modifier )

      district nurse

  1. a locality separated by geographical attributes; region
  2. any subdivision of any territory, region, etc
  3. (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
  4. (in Scotland until 1975) a landward division of a county
  5. (in Scotland 1975–96) any of the subdivisions of the regions that elected a council responsible for environmental health services, housing, etc
  6. any of the 26 areas into which Northern Ireland has been divided since 1973. Elected district councils are responsible for environmental health services, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to divide into districts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t·徱t adjective
  • dzܳdt noun
  • ·徱t noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of district1

First recorded in 1605–15; from French, from Medieval Latin 徱ٰīٳܲ “exercise of justice, restraining of offenders,” derivative of Latin distringere “to stretch out; detain, occupy,” equivalent to di- suffix of separation + strig- (base of stringere “to bind, tie”) + -tus suffix of verbal action; distrain, di- 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of district1

C17: from Medieval Latin districtus area of jurisdiction, from Latin distringere to stretch out; see distrain
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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.

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About 1,650 seats will be contested on 14 county councils, eight unitary authorities, one metropolitan district and in the Isles of Scilly.

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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.

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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.

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"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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