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   district

   /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

   noun

   • 1. an area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity: "an elegant shopping district"
   • ▪ a region defined for an administrative purpose: "a district health authority"
   • ▪ a division of a county or region that elects its own councillors.

   verb

   • 1. divide into areas: North American "the committee districted the city into blocks"

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting the territory under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord): from French, from medieval Latin districtus ‘(territory of) jurisdiction’, from Latin distringere ‘draw apart’.

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   • Definition of district noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features Every city has its central business district. The house is in a historic district. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   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.

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