A ‘quarter’, division, region (of the world, of a country or town). Obsolete (but cf. east end, n., west end, n., where this sense blends with 3).
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] (125) endc893 A ‘quarter’, division, region (of the world, of a country or town). Obsolete (but cf. east end, n., west end, n., where this sense blends with 3). shirec893 A province or district under the rule of a governor; the see of a bishop, the province of an archbishop, or the like; in wider sense, a country… estrec1275 concrete. A place; places generally; hence the parts about a country; localities, a region; also an estate, dominions. sidec1325 A region or part of a country, town, etc.; an area, a district, a neighbourhood. Formerly also: †the inhabitants of a region (obsolete). Now regional. bounds1340 plural. The territory situated on or near a boundary; a borderland; also land within certain limits, a district, neighbourhood, tract. provincea1382 An administrative division of certain countries or states; a principal division of a kingdom or empire, esp. one with a distinct historical or… partc1400 A portion of a country or territory, or of the world; a country, region, or area. Frequently in plural (often with collective rather than plural… landmark1550 ? A district. Obsolete. tract1553 A stretch or extent of territory, etc.; a space or expanse of land (more rarely, of water, air, etc.); a region, district. Cf. Latin tractus. canton1601 A subdivision of a country; a small district. neighbourhood1652 A district or portion of a town, city, or country, esp. considered in reference to the character or circumstances of its inhabitants. district1712 Any tract of country, usually of vaguely defined limits, having some common characteristics; a region, locality, ‘quarter’. section1785 A part separated or divided off from the remainder; one of the portions into which a thing is cut or… (a) French History. One of the electoral… circumscription1831 A circumscribed space or place; a district or region of defined limits. location1833 South African. An area of land occupied by a particular population group, esp. one set aside for the use of indigenous peoples; a reserve. Now histo… block1840 Each of the large lots into which land is divided for settlement and development; any (fairly) large area of land; also (Australian), a building… strip1873 With definite article and (usually) capital initial, denoting a particular tract of territory, usually the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma or the Gaza… Subcategories:— quality of (1) — with reference to another region (1) — associated with a particular person (2) — familiar (3) — central (3) — border district(s) (27) — furthest or projecting point (1) — interior or civilized part (6) — back country or hinterland (6) — the provinces (2) — remote or outlying area (22) — depressed area (2) — part reminiscent of other place (2) — range of contiguous districts (1) — district inhabited by a tribe (5) — reservation for indigenous people (12) — area occupied by black people (6) — area occupied by Celtic people (1) — area where English culture is dominant (1) — area occupied by Jews (1) — area occupied by squatters (1) — irredenta (1) — situation in relation to boundaries (1) |
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