district

[ dis-trikt ]
/ ˈdɪs trɪkt /
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noun

a 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.
British. a subdivision of a county or a town.
the District, the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C.

verb (used with object)

to divide into districts.

Origin of district

1605–15; (< F) < 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

OTHER WORDS FROM district

in·ter·dis·trict, adjective out·dis·trict, noun pre·dis·trict, noun

Words nearby district

distributive education, distributive law, distributive property, distributor, distributorship, district, district attorney, district council, district court, district court judge, district high school

Words related to district

sector, commune, neighborhood, locality, parish, region, community, department, precinct, territory, section, parcel, locale, vicinity, turf, ward, quarter, vicinage

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British Dictionary definitions for district

district
/ (ˈdɪstrɪkt) /

noun

verb

(tr) to divide into districts

Word Origin for district

C17: from Medieval Latin districtus area of jurisdiction, from Latin distringere to stretch out; see distrain