Meaning

2 senses
  1. A type of federal subdivision, often composed of a capital city.

    Bundesdistrikt

  2. In Russia, a grouping of federal subjects (top-level administrative divisions), created for the purpose of ensuring compliance of the containing federal subjects with national law.

More definitions
  • a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Brazil is divided into 26 states plus the Federal District.

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
type of federal subdivision:

Forms

plural: federal districts

Word family

2 related words

See also

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