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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] (125)
endc893

A ‘quarter’, division, region (of the world, of a country or town). Obsolete (but cf. east end, n., west end, n., where this sense blends with 3).

shirec893

A province or district under the rule of a governor; the see of a bishop, the province of an archbishop, or the like; in wider sense, a country…

estrec1275

concrete. A place; places generally; hence the parts about a country; localities, a region; also an estate, dominions.

sidec1325

A region or part of a country, town, etc.; an area, a district, a neighbourhood. Formerly also: †the inhabitants of a region (obsolete). Now regional.

bounds1340

plural. The territory situated on or near a boundary; a borderland; also land within certain limits, a district, neighbourhood, tract.

provincea1382

An administrative division of certain countries or states; a principal division of a kingdom or empire, esp. one with a distinct historical or…

partc1400

A portion of a country or territory, or of the world; a country, region, or area. Frequently in plural (often with collective rather than plural…

landmark1550

? A district. Obsolete.

tract1553

A stretch or extent of territory, etc.; a space or expanse of land (more rarely, of water, air, etc.); a region, district. Cf. Latin tractus.

canton1601

A subdivision of a country; a small district.

neighbourhood1652

A district or portion of a town, city, or country, esp. considered in reference to the character or circumstances of its inhabitants.

district1712

Any tract of country, usually of vaguely defined limits, having some common characteristics; a region, locality, ‘quarter’.

section1785

A part separated or divided off from the remainder; one of the portions into which a thing is cut or… (a) French History. One of the electoral…

circumscription1831

A circumscribed space or place; a district or region of defined limits.

location1833

South African. An area of land occupied by a particular population group, esp. one set aside for the use of indigenous peoples; a reserve. Now histo

block1840

Each of the large lots into which land is divided for settlement and development; any (fairly) large area of land; also (Australian), a building…

strip1873

With definite article and (usually) capital initial, denoting a particular tract of territory, usually the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma or the Gaza…

Subcategories:

— quality of (1)
— with reference to another region (1)
— associated with a particular person (2)
— familiar (3)
— central (3)
— border district(s) (27)
— furthest or projecting point (1)
— interior or civilized part (6)
— back country or hinterland (6)
— the provinces (2)
— remote or outlying area (22)
— depressed area (2)
— part reminiscent of other place (2)
— range of contiguous districts (1)
— district inhabited by a tribe (5)
— reservation for indigenous people (12)
— area occupied by black people (6)
— area occupied by Celtic people (1)
— area where English culture is dominant (1)
— area occupied by Jews (1)
— area occupied by squatters (1)
— irredenta (1)
— situation in relation to boundaries (1)
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