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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cinct /ˈprisɪŋkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta district, as of a city, marked out for election purposes or for police protection.
- GovernmentAlso called ˈpre•cinct ˌhouse. the police station in such a district:The police returned to the precinct.
- precincts, [plural] the regions surrounding a place;
surroundings;
environs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cinct (prē′singkt),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- GovernmentAlso called pre′cinct house′. the police station in such a district.
- GovernmentAlso called election district. one of a fixed number of districts, each containing one polling place, into which a city, town, etc., is divided for voting purposes.
- a space or place of definite or understood limits.
- Often, precincts. an enclosing boundary or limit.
- precincts, the parts or regions immediately surrounding a place;
environs:the precincts of a town. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]the ground immediately surrounding a church, temple, or the like.
- a walled or otherwise bounded or limited space within which a building or place is situated.
- Medieval Latin praecinctum, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin praecinctus, past participle of praecingere to gird about, surround, equivalent. to prae- pre- + cing- (stem of cingere to surround; compare cinch1) + -tus past participle suffix
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ward.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged territory.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged compound.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: precinct /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ n - an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wall
- such a boundary
- an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose: a shopping precinct, pedestrian precinct
- US a district of a city for administrative or police purposes
- the police responsible for such a district
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin praecinctum (something) surrounded, from Latin praecingere to gird around, from prae before, around + cingere to gird |