A district is a particular area of a town or country.
I drove around the business district.
...Nashville's shopping district.
...a summer holiday hike in the Lake District.
Varieties of these crops have been collected from all around the district.
Synonyms: area, community, region, sector More Synonyms of district
2. countable noun
A district is an area of a town or country which has been given official boundaries for the purpose of administration.
...the home of the governor of the district.
...the continuing support of Glasgow District Council.
...the district health authority.
district in British English
(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
district in American English
(ˈdɪstrɪkt)
noun
1.
a geographical or political division made for a specific purpose
a school district
2.
any region; part of a country, city, etc.
the business district
verb transitive US
3.
to divide into districts
Word origin
Fr < ML districtus, orig., control; hence in feudal law, a territory within which a lord had jurisdiction< L: see distress
Examples of 'district' in a sentence
district
The money will let residents join Braintree district council to oppose the bid.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By clearing an obstacle for banks to decamp, the plan could hurt the financial district.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The square in question lies at the centre of a 190 million commuter walkway in the central business district.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Dover district council said it was considering an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It ended business an hour after opening when gunfire was heard in the business district.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He has quit as a deputy district judge but not as an immigration judge.
The Sun (2014)
The highest reductions were shared by shire districts throughout the country irrespective of party leadership.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The number that follows will refer to the district in the area.
The Sun (2014)
Health visitors and district nurses are now expected to administer the vaccinations.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The county and district councils would prepare their policy documents within this framework.
Brindley,Tim & Rydin, Yvonne & Stoker, Gerry Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years (1989)
The first is that the crucial person is the district nurse.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Larger churches usually divided the town into administrative districts and assigned an elder to each.
Christianity Today (2000)
The districts with smaller areas per employee are more arable.
Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990)
But he told a district court he had simply studied the quickest routes to speed up his round.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
District judges or deputy district judges will hold extended sittings in local court remand centres if workload demands it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Unsurprisingly, this has prompted protest and will spur on activists planning to occupy the financial district.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There will be a business district, neat rows of suburban housing and a more rural neighbourhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The port is on the south end of the island, right in the financial district.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Over time, the district nursing and health visiting elements were also strengthened.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They will have little reason to look forward to next year's district council elections if unpopular tax increases and spending cuts are implemented.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
European players at London clubs are more likely to live in smart, central postal districts alongside the real global rich.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two police officers and a civilian have been killed so far, with the unrest effectively shutting down down the capital's central business district.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
district
British English: district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ NOUN
A district is an area of a town or country.
I drove around the business district.
American English: district
Arabic: مِنْطَقَة
Brazilian Portuguese: distrito
Chinese: 地区
Croatian: okrug
Czech: oblast
Danish: distrikt
Dutch: district
European Spanish: distrito
Finnish: alue
French: district
German: Bezirk
Greek: περιφέρεια
Italian: regione
Japanese: 地区
Korean: 지역
Norwegian: distrikt
Polish: rejon
European Portuguese: distrito
Romanian: sector
Russian: район
Latin American Spanish: distrito
Swedish: distrikt
Thai: เขต
Turkish: bölge
Ukrainian: район
Vietnamese: quận
All related terms of 'district'
District Six
an area of Cape Town that was inhabited by a racially mixed community until it was forcibly removed in 1966
Lake District
a region of lakes and mountains in NW England , in Cumbria : includes England's largest lake ( Windermere ) and highest mountain (Scafell Pike ); national park ; literary associations (the Lake Poets ); tourist region
Peak District
a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines : consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau ; many caves . Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
district court
(in Scotland ) a court of summary jurisdiction held by a stipendiary magistrate or one or more justices of the peace to deal with minor criminal offences
district judge
any judge of a federal district court
district nurse
In Britain, a district nurse is a nurse who goes to people's houses to give them medical treatment and advice .
rural district
(in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
school district
an area that contains several schools that are governed together
urban district
(in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) an urban division of an administrative county with an elected council in charge of housing and environmental services: usually made up of one or more thickly populated areas but lacking a borough charter
diamond district
the part of a town where diamond merchants and jewellers have their businesses
district attorney
In the United States , a District Attorney is a lawyer who works for a city, state, or federal government and puts on trial people who are accused of crimes . The abbreviation → D.A. is also used.
district council
the elected council representing an administrative district in the UK
district heating
a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
election district
precinct (sense 3 )
electoral district
an area that is considered as unit for the purposes of an election
federal district
an area used as the seat of central government in a federal system
Garment District
an area in the borough of Manhattan , in New York City, including portions of Seventh Avenue and Broadway between 34th and 40th Streets and the streets intersecting them, that contains many factories , showrooms, etc., related to the design, manufacture, and wholesale distribution of clothing
Manhattan District
(during World War II) the code name for a unit of US army engineers established in 1942 to construct secret sites for the development of the atomic bomb
Congressional district
(in the US) an electoral division of a state, entitled to send one member to the US House of Representatives
metropolitan district
any of the districts making up the metropolitan counties of England: since 1986 they have functioned as unitary authorities, forming the sole principal tier of local government. Each metropolitan district has an elected council responsible for education , social services, etc
red-light district
an area in a city in which many brothels and commercial sex-based activities are located
senatorial district
any of the districts into which a state is divided for electing members to the state senate
district court judge
a judge presiding over a lower court
district high school
a school in a rural area that includes primary and post-primary classes
District of Columbia
a federal district of the eastern US, coextensive with the federal capital, Washington . Pop: 564 326 (2003 est). Area: 178 sq km (69 sq miles)
green light district
an area in which prostitution is officially tolerated
rural district council
(in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a group of people elected to govern a rural division of a county
urban district council
a council of an urban district that, in conjunction with a county council, has responsibilities for local government issues
consolidated school district
a large school district formed by the amalgamation of two or more separate districts
Dist. Attyn
(in the US) the state prosecuting officer in a specified judicial district
Chinese translation of 'district'
district
(ˈdɪstrɪkt)
n(c)
[of country, town]地区(區) (dìqū) (个(個), gè)
(= official area) 行政区(區) (xíngzhèngqū)
(in titles) 区(區) (qū)
(noun)
Definition
an area which has recognizable or special features
I drove around the business district.
Synonyms
area
the large number of community groups in the area
community
a township on the outskirts of the mining community
region
a remote mountain region
sector
Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.
quarter
He wandered through the Chinese quarter.
ward
Canvassers are focusing on marginal wards in this election.
parish
the vicar of a small parish in a West Country town
neighbourhood
It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.
vicinity
Police say the killer may still be in this vicinity.
locality
Details of the drinking water quality in your locality can be obtained.
locale
neck of the woods (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of community
a township on the outskirts of the mining community
Synonyms
district,
area,
quarter,
region,
sector,
parish,
neighbourhood,
vicinity,
locality,
locality,
locale,
neck of the woods (informal)
in the sense of locality
Definition
a neighbourhood or area
Details of the drinking water quality in your locality can be obtained.
Synonyms
neighbourhood,
area,
region,
district,
vicinity,
neck of the woods (informal)
in the sense of neighbourhood
Definition
a district where people live
It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.