district

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 External links 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French district < Mediaeval Latin districtus (“‘a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction’”) < Latin districtus, pp. of distringere (“‘to draw asunder, compel, distrain’”) < dis- (“‘apart’”) + stringere (“‘to draw tight, strain’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

district (plural districts)

1. An administrative division of an area.

   the Soho district of London

2. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.

   the Lake District in Cumbria

[edit] Derived terms

• congressional district
• electoral district
• school district

[edit] Related terms

• districtual

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to district (third-person singular simple present districts, present participle districting, simple past and past participle districted)

1. To divide into administrative districts.

[edit] External links

• district in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• district in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• district at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Noun

district n. (plural districten)

1. district