districtnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/B1 an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas:
the business district of New York
the Lake District/the Peak District
US the City of Malden School District
UK South Cambridgeshire District Council
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- An upsurge in violence in the district has been linked to increased unemployment.
- Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.
- Now 5,000 new children will be attending the district's already overburdened school system.
- Wales will be divided into 21 unitary authorities instead of eight counties and 37 districts.
- Villaverde is one of the high-rise districts that encircle Madrid.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
UK politics: local government & politics
- alderman
- authority
- borough
- canton
- city council
- city fathers
- city hall
- councilman
- councilwoman
- county borough
- county council
- development area
- enterprise zone
- municipality
- parish council
- parochial
- prefecture
- principal area
- shire
- South Yorkshire
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Towns & regions: parts of countries