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district en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• dēs′trĭkt (nonstandard, obsolete)
• (US) audio
• /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/
• /ˈdiːstɹɪkt/ (nonstandard, obsolete)
• dĭs′trĭkt

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
   • punishing with the rod of district severity 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:

Forms

district en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• dēs′trĭkt (nonstandard, obsolete)
• (US) audio
• /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/
• /ˈdiːstɹɪkt/ (nonstandard, obsolete)
• dĭs′trĭkt

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. An administrative division of an area.
   • Soho is a district of London
   • ‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War.[…]’ 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • Another issue important to my district is human rights, specifically what is happening in China. My district includes San Francisco's famous Chinatown, and many of my constituents were deeply concerned—as was I—when the Chinese government began to crack down on protesters who were demonstrating peacefully in Beijing and throughout China. Huge demonstrations led to the Tiananmen Square massacre, where more than two thousand people who had dared to speak out against the government were killed and many more injured. The massacre was followed by even more suppression and imprisonment of protesters. 2008, Nancy Pelosi, “A Voice That Will Be Heard”, in Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 92:
2. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
   • the Lake District in Cumbria
3. (UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
   • South Oxfordshire District Council
4. A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

Forms

Deriveds

school district · Marbury and District · District I · district nurse · Lake District · federal district · financial district · District II · Capital Regional District · district attorney · historic district · gay district · District of Criminals · business district · Tattenhall and District · interdistrict · district heating · rural district · garment district · District III · Peak District · district officer · Mickle Trafford and District · district manager · Nadia District · Shocklach Oviatt and District · minidistrict · burned-over district · out-district · Yeovilton and District · districthood · District of Columbia · congressional district · sanitary district · subdistrict · central business district · microdistrict · intradistrict · on the district · districtwide · rural sanitary district · Stainland and District · districtlike · districtwise · urban sanitary district · red-light district · postcode district · ecodistrict · Doddington and District · district cooling · Northern District · settled district · District IV · multidistrict · electoral district · urban district

Descendants

disitulikit

Relateds

districtual

Translations (221)

lt apylinkė (administrative division) · uk дільни́ця (administrative division) · ca comarca (administrative division) · be рэгіён (area or region) · ms daerah (administrative division) · sl okraj (administrative division) · lld raion (administrative division) · hu vidék (area or region) · kum якъ (administrative division) · ro regiune (area or region) · th อำเภอ (administrative division) · tg гузар (administrative division) · mr जिल्हा (administrative division) · tk etrap (administrative division) · mk округ (administrative division) · sq rreth (administrative division) · ru о́бласть (administrative division) · it municipio (administrative division) · fa-ira مَنْطَقِه (area or region) · uk райо́н (administrative division) · ml ജില്ല (administrative division) · uk регіо́н (area or region) · vi quận hạt (administrative division) · fa-ira بَخْش (administrative division) · ota ارض (area or region) · lv rajons (administrative division) · ur ضِلَع (administrative division) · bg райо́н (area or region) · swg Landchrais (administrative division) · hu járás (administrative division) · it distretto (area or region) · km ស្រុក (administrative division) · de Stadtviertel (administrative division) · ba районы (administrative division) · ce кӏошт (administrative division) · tab район (administrative division) · hu terület (area or region) · el δήμος (administrative division) · uz rayon (administrative division) · pdt Jäajent (area or region) · hu környék (area or region) · tg маҳалла (administrative division) · cop ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ (administrative division) · bg о́кръг (administrative division) · cop ⲑⲱϣ (administrative division) · pdt Kjreiss (administrative division) · et ringkond (administrative division) · ko 지구 (administrative division) · ar مِنْطَقَة (area or region) · fa-ira ناحِیِه (administrative division) · tg ноҳия (area or region) · sco destrict (administrative division) · co distrettu (area or region) · az nahiyə (administrative division) · lt rajonas (administrative division) · cs oblast (area or region) · uk о́круг (administrative division) · tl distrito (administrative division) · az rayon (administrative division) · sh kȍtār (administrative division) · gd sgìre (administrative division) · pt distrito (administrative division) · egy N24:t*Z1 (administrative division) · th เขต (administrative division) · mrj кымдем (administrative division) · xal улс (administrative division) · ga ceantar (administrative division) · alt аймак (administrative division) · bar Beziak (administrative division) · ur عِلاقَہ (area or region) · ru о́бласть (area or region) · lv novads (administrative division) · agx район (administrative division) · de Stadtbezirk (administrative division) · sv distrikt (administrative division) · es distrito (administrative division) · ko 구역 (area or region) · bar Landgreis (administrative division) · bg уча́стък (area or region) · pt distrito (area or region) · av мухъ (administrative division) · th อำเภอ (area or region) · fi seutu (area or region) · kk аудан (administrative division) · cs kraj (administrative division) · hu negyed (area or region) · ca comarca (area or region) · ru райо́н (area or region) · mdf аймак (administrative division) · mhr кундем (administrative division) · ota ایل (area or region) · cs čtvrť (administrative division) · sq rajon (administrative division) · kpv район (administrative division) · kbd куей (administrative division) · pl dystrykt (administrative division) · gmw-rfr Londkrääs (administrative division) · rut район (administrative division) · da distrikt (administrative division) · ca districte (administrative division) · ru о́круг (administrative division) · hi जिला (administrative division) · ja 区 (administrative division) · de Distrikt (administrative division) · pl dzielnica (administrative division) · tg минтақа (area or region) · bua аймаг (administrative division) · ny dzíko (area or region) · uz okrug (administrative division) · lez район (administrative division) · fr district (administrative division) · ja 地方 (area or region) · de Kreis (administrative division) · ga dúiche (area or region) · sw wilaya (area or region) · ar مُدِيرِيَّة (administrative division) · et rajoon (administrative division) · hu kerület (administrative division) · krl piiri (administrative division) · id distrik (administrative division) · eo distrikto (administrative division) · abq район (administrative division) · ja 郭 (administrative division) · uz nohiya (administrative division) · srn distrikti (administrative division) · ru райо́н (administrative division) · ja 地区 (administrative division) · vi quận (administrative division) · hi ज़िला (administrative division) · hy գավառ (administrative division) · dz རྫོང་ཁག (administrative division) · cmn 區域 /区域 (administrative division) · ta மாவட்டம் (administrative division) · ro district (administrative division) · ady къедзыгъо (administrative division) · my ခရိုင် (administrative division) · he מָחוֹז (administrative division) · ja 地域 (area or region) · om aanaa (administrative division) · cs okres (administrative division) · vi khu (administrative division) · ar مُقَاطَعَة (administrative division) · sah улууһа (administrative division) · ota طوپراق (area or region) · nb distrikt (administrative division) · co distrettu (administrative division) · ko 지방 (area or region) · de Landkreis (administrative division) · vi địa hạt (administrative division) · inh район (administrative division) · pt zona (area or region) · de Stadtteil (administrative division) · hi डिस्ट्रिक्ट (administrative division) · ka მხარე (administrative division) · ka ოლქი (administrative division) · gl bisbarra (area or region) · af distrik (administrative division) · fi alue (area or region) · la pāgus (administrative division) · cmn 地區 /地区 (area or region) · lus bial (administrative division) · be акру́га (administrative division) · ru ди́стрикт (administrative division) · it distretto (administrative division) · nn distrikt (administrative division) · cy bro (area or region) · nl regio (area or region) · ru дистри́кт (administrative division) · lt apskritis (area or region) · sk okres (administrative division) · egy w-a:r:*t-rd-N23 (administrative division) · dar къатӏ (administrative division) · be раён (administrative division) · el περιοχή (area or region) · bar Kroas (administrative division) · tg ноҳия (administrative division) · nl district (administrative division) · fa-ira ناحِیِه (area or region) · ota تراب (area or region) · myv буе (administrative division) · hu körzet (administrative division) · bg око́лия (administrative division) · io distrikto (administrative division) · gl comarca (area or region) · gd sgìre (area or region) · sl okrožje (administrative division) · cop ⲕⲁϩ (administrative division) · hi जनपद (administrative division) · cs kraj (area or region) · lbe кӏану (administrative division) · oc districte (administrative division) · de Bezirk (administrative division) · ro raion (administrative division) · fi piiri (administrative division) · ru уча́сток (area or region) · ro județ (administrative division) · mg distrika (administrative division) · fi alue (administrative division) · yi שטח (administrative division) · ro district (area or region) · tk raýon (administrative division) · nog район (administrative division) · bn জেলা (administrative division) · mi taiwhenua (area or region) · ka რაიონი (administrative division) · ka უბანი (administrative division) · tr ilçe (administrative division) · sh ко̏та̄р (administrative division) · vi hạt (administrative division) · gl distrito (administrative division) · nl gebied (area or region) · hi संभाग (administrative division) · th เขต (area or region) · te జిల్లా (administrative division) · pt região (area or region) · sk štvrť (administrative division) · ky оодан (administrative division) · vi địa khu (administrative division) · cmn 區 /区 (administrative division) · hu körzet (area or region) · bg о́бласт (area or region)

district en · VERB

Pronunciation

• dēs′trĭkt (nonstandard, obsolete)
• (US) audio
• /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/
• /ˈdiːstɹɪkt/ (nonstandard, obsolete)
• dĭs′trĭkt

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.
   • A county districted for voting purposes.

Forms

Deriveds

redistrict

Translations (1)

bg районирам (to divide into districts)