| 单词 | metropolitan district |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmetropolitan district metropolitan district n. (a) an area of dense urban occupation; (b) U.S. an administrative district covering one or more counties. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > in U.S.A. hundred1621 town1631 squadron1636 county1662 precinct1713 parish1772 back county1775 district1792 metropolitan district1817 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] > other types of town or city ruin1561 metropolitan district1817 ville lumière1920 Middletown1926 Motopia1959 1817 Lit. Gaz. 15 Feb. 56/1 This improvement..is not unworthy the notice of those metropolitan districts where gas illumination has not yet taken place. 1906 Sinking Funds Metrop. Districts (Commonw. Mass.) 1 The metropolitan districts comprise forty-one cities and towns in the vicinity of and including Boston. 1999 D. K. Hamilton Governing Metrop. Areas v. 181 The term metropolitan district is often used to designate districts that cover one or more counties... One of the most famous metropolitan districts is the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. < as lemmas |
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