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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•trict /ˈdɪstrɪkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta division of territory marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes:the Wall Street district.
See -strict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•trict (dis′trikt),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
- a region or locality:the theater district; the Lake District.
- Government[Brit.]a subdivision of a county or a town.
- Government the District, the District of Columbia;
Washington, D.C.
v.t. - to divide into districts.
- Medieval Latin distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of ) jurisdiction, derivative of Latin distringere to stretch out (see distrain), equivalent. to di- di-2 + strig- (base of stringere to bind, tie) + -tus suffix of verbal action
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- (1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ n - an area of land marked off for administrative or other purposes
- (as modifier): district nurse
- a locality separated by geographical attributes; region
- any subdivision of any territory, region, etc
- (in Scotland until 1975) a landward division of a county
vb - (transitive) to divide into districts
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin districtus area of jurisdiction, from Latin distringere to stretch out; see distrain |