precinct

pre·cinct

P0510400 (prē′sĭngkt′)n.1. a. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.b. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.2. An election district of a city or town.3. often precinctsa. A place or enclosure marked off by definite limits, such as walls: the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.b. A boundary: Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.4. precincts The neighborhood or surrounding area; the environs.5. often precincts An area of thought or action; a province or domain: "It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home" (Mark Van Doren).

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[Middle English precincte, a defined district or area, from Medieval Latin praecīnctum, from Latin, neuter past participle of praecingere, to encircle : prae-, pre- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

precinct

(ˈpriːsɪŋkt) n1. a. an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wallb. such a boundary2. (Human Geography) an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose: a shopping precinct; pedestrian precinct. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. a district of a city for administrative or police purposesb. the police responsible for such a district4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a polling or electoral district[C15: from Medieval Latin praecinctum (something) surrounded, from Latin praecingere to gird around, from prae before, around + cingere to gird]

pre•cinct

(ˈpri sɪŋkt)

n. 1. a district, as of a city, marked out for administrative purposes or for police protection. 2. Also called pre′cinct house`. the police station in such a district. 3. one of a fixed number of districts, each containing one polling place, into which a city, town, etc., is divided for voting purposes. 4. Often, precincts. an enclosing boundary or limit. 5. precincts, the parts or regions immediately surrounding a place; environs. 6. a walled or otherwise bounded space within which a building or place is situated. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin praecinctum, n. use of neuter of Latin praecinctus, past participle of praecingere to gird about, surround =prae- pre- + cingere to surround]

precinct

Any of the election districts into which a town or city is divided.

Thesaurus

Noun

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precinct - a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposescity district - a district of a town or citypolice precinct - a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police forceelection district, voting precinct - one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place

precinct

noun1. area, quarter, section, sector, district, zone a pedestrian precinctplural noun1. district, limits, region, borders, bounds, boundaries, confines, neighbourhood, milieu, surrounding area, environs, purlieus No-one carrying arms is allowed within the precincts of the temple.

precinct

noun1. The boundary surrounding a certain area.Often used in plural:bound (used in plural), confine (used in plural), limit (used in plural).2. A surrounding area.Used in plural:environment, environs, locale, locality, neighborhood, surroundings, vicinity.

Translations

区域地界管辖区

precinct

(ˈpriːsiŋkt) noun1. (often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries). the cathedral precincts. 地界 地界2. (especially American) an administrative district. a police precinct. 管轄區 管辖区pedestrian/shopping precinct an area of shops where no cars are allowed. (車輛禁止通行的)步行區，商店區 （车辆禁止通行的）步行区，商店区

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