district
An administrative division of an areaAn administrative division of an area.
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Meaning
4 sensesAn administrative division of an area.
Soho is a district of London
Bezirk, Kreis, Landkreis
райо́нrajón, о́кругókrug, о́бластьóblastʹ
о́кругókruh, райо́нrajón, дільни́цяdilʹnýcja
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
the Lake District in Cumbria
райо́нrajón, уча́стокučástok, о́бластьóblastʹ
регіо́нrehión
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
(UK)An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
South Oxfordshire District Council
A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.
Examples
146 sentencesI know this district.
Я знаю цей район. — deniko
The district is short of water.
deDer Bezirk ist knapp an Wasser. — Tamy
There is a shopping district underground.
He lives in a poor district of London.
ruОн живёт в бедном районе Лондона. — SilverBaby
deEr lebt in einem Armenviertel Londons. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is the district sales manager for a software company.
Translations
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Origin
From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord maFrom French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.
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Forms
plural: districtsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
35 related wordsSee also
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