district

dis·trict

D0297000 (dĭs′trĭkt)n.1. A division of an area, as for administrative purposes.2. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature: went to the lake district for their vacation.tr.v. dis·trict·ed, dis·trict·ing, dis·tricts To mark off or divide into districts.

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[French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin, past participle of distringere, to hinder; see distrain.]

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dis′trict·wide′ adv. & adj.

district

(ˈdɪstrɪkt) n1. a. an area of land marked off for administrative or other purposesb. (as modifier): district nurse. 2. (Physical Geography) a locality separated by geographical attributes; region3. any subdivision of any territory, region, etc4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in England from 1974 and in Wales 1974–96) any of the subdivisions of the nonmetropolitan counties that elects a council responsible for local planning, housing, rates, etc. See also metropolitan district5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Scotland until 1975) a landward division of a county6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Scotland 1975–96) any of the subdivisions of the regions that elected a council responsible for environmental health services, housing, etc7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the 26 areas into which Northern Ireland has been divided since 1973. Elected district councils are responsible for environmental health services, etcvb (tr) to divide into districts[C17: from Medieval Latin districtus area of jurisdiction, from Latin distringere to stretch out; see distrain]

dis•trict

(ˈdɪs trɪkt)

n. 1. a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes. 2. a region or locality. v.t. 3. to divide into districts. [1605–15; (< French) < Medieval Latin distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of) jurisdiction, derivative (with Latin -tus suffix of v. action) of Latin distringere to stretch out (see distrain)]

district

Past participle: districted
Gerund: districting

Imperative
district
district

Present
I district
you district
he/she/it districts
we district
you district
they district

Preterite
I districted
you districted
he/she/it districted
we districted
you districted
they districted

Present Continuous
I am districting
you are districting
he/she/it is districting
we are districting
you are districting
they are districting

Present Perfect
I have districted
you have districted
he/she/it has districted
we have districted
you have districted
they have districted

Past Continuous
I was districting
you were districting
he/she/it was districting
we were districting
you were districting
they were districting

Past Perfect
I had districted
you had districted
he/she/it had districted
we had districted
you had districted
they had districted

Future
I will district
you will district
he/she/it will district
we will district
you will district
they will district

Future Perfect
I will have districted
you will have districted
he/she/it will have districted
we will have districted
you will have districted
they will have districted

Future Continuous
I will be districting
you will be districting
he/she/it will be districting
we will be districting
you will be districting
they will be districting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been districting
you have been districting
he/she/it has been districting
we have been districting
you have been districting
they have been districting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been districting
you will have been districting
he/she/it will have been districting
we will have been districting
you will have been districting
they will have been districting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been districting
you had been districting
he/she/it had been districting
we had been districting
you had been districting
they had been districting

Conditional
I would district
you would district
he/she/it would district
we would district
you would district
they would district

Past Conditional
I would have districted
you would have districted
he/she/it would have districted
we would have districted
you would have districted
they would have districted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	district - a region marked off for administrative or other purposesterritorial dominion, territory, dominionadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposesborder district, borderland, marchland, march - district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales"city district - a district of a town or citycongressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representativesdevelopment - a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"enclave - an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds itpalatinate - a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatineresidential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residencesgoldfield - a district where gold is minedjurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercisedmandate, mandatory - a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselvesassociated state, protectorate - a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treatyregion - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"possession - a territory that is controlled by a ruling statetrust territory, trusteeship - a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United NationsBritish East Africa - the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and ZanzibarBritish West Africa - the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
Verb	1.	district - regulate housing in; of certain areas of townszonegovern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

district

noun area, community, region, sector, quarter, ward, parish, neighbourhood, vicinity, locality, locale, neck of the woods (informal) I drove around the business district.

district

noun1. A part of the earth's surface:area, belt, locality, neighborhood, quarter, region, tract, zone.Informal: neck of the woods.2. A rather small part of a geographic unit considered in regard to its inhabitants or distinctive characteristics:area, neighborhood, quarter (often uppercase).3. A particular area used for or associated with a specific individual or activity:country, region, terrain, territory.Slang: turf.

Translations

区地区

district

(ˈdistrikt) noun an area of a country, town etc. He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts. 區 区

district

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