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单词 sub-district
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sub-districtn.

Brit. /ˈsʌbˌdɪstrɪkt/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌdɪstrɪkt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, district n.
Etymology: < sub- prefix + district n.
A division or subdivision of a district.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > subdivision
subprovince1665
sub-district1790
1790 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 XXVII. 541 The farmer of the whole district of Scotland advertised to let thirteen sub-districts out.
1845 Brit. Foreign & Med. Rev. 19 129 In the eight districts into which the city divided, the mortality ranges from 1 in 30 to 1 in 46; and in one sub-district..it was as high as 1 in 25.
1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) at Brigade Depot The military districts of Great Britain and Ireland are divided into 12 districts, which are sub-divided into 70 infantry and 12 artillery sub-districts.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 1 Mar. 2/2 District boards and sub-district boards.
1958 J. M. Gullick Indigenous Polit. Syst. W. Malaya ii. 36 A mukim, a sub-district which may include several villages.
1992 W. McGowan Only Man is Vile (1993) ii. 34 The police superintendent tried to put a good face on what was happening in his subdistrict.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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