circoscrizione
Italian
Etymology
From Latin circumscriptiō (“outline”).[1] Compare French circonscription (“electoral district”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
circoscrizione f (plural circoscrizioni)
- circumscription
- district, area (administrative unit)
- circoscrizione amministrativa ― administrative district
- circoscrizione comunale ― communal district
- (politics) constituency (district represented by one or more elected officials)
References
- ^ circoscrizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana