district
IPA: dˈɪstrɪkt
noun
- An administrative division of an area.
- An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
- (UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
- (with determiner, informal) The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States.
- (with determiner, mostly local usage) Any of numerous governmental districts.
- (rail transport) The District Line of the London Underground, originally known as the District Railway.
verb
- (transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.
adjective
- (obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
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Examples of "district" in Sentences
- The area of the district is 514 hectares.
- The area is nowadays in the district of Malmi in Helsinki.
- The governing body of the area was the urban district council.
- The area has some of the most productive soil in the district.
- It was included in the area of the Leyton urban sanitary district.
- The majority of the students are from remote areas of the district.
- The districts also cover the entire area of the continental republic.
- The Downtown Business District continues to revitalize the downtown area.
- The rural district was formed from the area of Ruthin Rural Sanitary District.
- The boardwalk is the main shopping district and entertainment area of the town.
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