A division or district of a town or city, esp. that occupied by a certain group or community, or having a particular character or use. Sometimes…

(See quot. 1610.)

In France and French-speaking countries: a neighbourhood, a district (also in extended use). Also (with capital initial): spec. = Quartier Latin, n.

a small self-contained district or community within a town or city.

In Italy: a district or area (of a city). Also in extended use.

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…

In Spanish-speaking countries of South America: a community; a district of a town, etc.

Town Planning. A small sector of a larger urban area, provided with its own shops and other facilities. Frequently attributive (see compounds 1a).

Chiefly British. A part of a town or city designated for a specific purpose; esp. a shopping area from which motor vehicles are excluded. Cf. pede…

A small self-contained district or community within a city or town; spec. †(a) see sense 1c; (b) (with capital initial) = Greenwich Village, adj.