district
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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’”).
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district (plural districts)
- An administrative division of an area.
- the Soho district of London
- An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
- the Lake District in Cumbria
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administrative division
area or region
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[edit] Verb
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to district (third-person singular simple present districts, present participle districting, simple past and past participle districted)
- 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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district n. (plural districten)