a smaller part of a larger area marked off for administrative or other purposes
b.
(as modifier)
subdistrict regional police
subdistrict in American English
(ˈsʌbˌdɪstrɪkt)
noun
a subdivision of a district
subdistrict in American English
(ˈsʌbˌdɪstrɪkt)
noun
1.
a division of a district
transitive verb
2.
to divide into subdistricts
Word origin
[1810–20; sub- + district]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominance, liberalism, technique, triangulation, zombiesub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subdistrict' in a sentence
subdistrict
Geographical location was considered at subdistrict level.
Lawrence N. Kazembe, Christopher C. Appleton, Immo Kleinschmidt 2007, 'Spatial analysis of the relationship between early childhood mortality and malariaendemicity in Malawi', Geospatial Healthhttp://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/253. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Fusarium also caused wilt, but it was only found in one subdistrict with low incidence.
TRI MARYONO, CIPTA GINTING 2009, 'PHYSIC NUT ( JATROPHA CURCAS L.) DISEASES IN LAMPUNG PROVINCE', Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biologyhttp://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/article/view/66/45. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Retesting also increased in the subdistrict overall.
Lauren M. Golden, Lee Fairlie, Freda Might, Stina Mojela, Dorothy Motsamai, SuzanMotshepe, Enoch Manyame, Craig Parker, Helen Rees, Gloria Maimela, Matthew F. Chersich 2018, 'HIV retesting in pregnant women in South Africa: Outcomes of a quality improvementproject targeting health systems' weaknesses', Southern African Journal of HIV Medicinehttps://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/784. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We describe the dynamic of the epidemic at the subdistrict level.
Laurence Cibrelus, Isaïe Medah, Daouda Koussoubé, Denis Yélbeogo, Katya Fernandez,Clément Lingani, Mamoudou Djingarey, Stéphane Hugonnet 2015, 'Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0304_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The search for clustering should be extended to a higher aggregation level, such as the subdistrict or regional level.
Oskam L, Chowdhury SK, Pahan D, Fischer EAJ, Richardus JH 2008, 'The spatial distribution of leprosy in four villages in Bangladesh: An observationalstudy', BMC Infectious Diseaseshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/125. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)