| 单词 | district |
| 释义 | Word Frequency district(ˈdɪstrɪkt) noun 1. a. an area of land marked off for administrative or other purposes b. (as modifier) district nurse 2. a locality separated by geographical attributes; region 3. any subdivision of any territory, region, etc 4. (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 5. (in Scotland until 1975) a landward division of a county 6. (in Scotland 1975–96) any of the subdivisions of the regions that elected a councilresponsible for environmental health services, housing, etc 7. any of the 26 areas into which Northern Ireland has been divided since 1973. Elected district councils are responsible for environmentalhealth services, etc verb 8. (transitive) to divide into districts Word origin C17: from Medieval Latin districtus area of jurisdiction, from Latin distringere to stretch out; see distrain |
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