district

noun

An administrative division of an area.

An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.

(UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.

(mining) A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

(with determiner, mostly local usage) Any of numerous governmental districts.

(with determiner, informal) The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States.

(rail transport) The District Line of the London Underground, originally known as the District Railway.

verb

(transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.

adjective

(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh

Roots

stringo-strict · Latin · draw tight, bind

Synonyms for district

precinctn arrondissementn zonen townshipn countyn territoryn boroughn townn cityn regionn vicinage arean wardn villagen neighborhoodn

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