district
To divide into administrative or other districtsTo divide into administrative or other districts.
» I know this district.
Я знаю цей район.
Meaning
1 sensesTo divide into administrative or other districts.
A county districted for voting purposes.
- regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
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.
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
districts, districting, districted, districted| Base form | district · to district |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | districts |
| Present participle | districting |
| Past simple | districted |
| Past participle | districted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns:zone
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle