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district.

An administrative division of an area.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɪstɹɪkt//ˈdiːstɹɪkt/nonstandard, obsolete

  1. An administrative division of an area.

    Soho is a district of London

  2. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.

    the Lake District in Cumbria

  3. An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.

    UK
    South Oxfordshire District Council

  4. A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

Where this word comes from

From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.

verb/ˈdɪstɹɪkt//ˈdiːstɹɪkt/nonstandard, obsolete

  1. To divide into administrative or other districts.

    transitive
    A county districted for voting purposes.
Where this word comes from

From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.

adj/ˈdɪstɹɪkt//ˈdiːstɹɪkt/nonstandard, obsolete

  1. rigorous; stringent; harsh

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.

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