Etymology: (1605–15; (< F) < ML distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of) jurisdiction, der. (with L -tus suffix of v. action) of L distringere to stretch out (see distrain ))
Definition of 'District'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
2. (verb)zone, district regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
2. (noun)District the territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing
3. (noun)District a division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc
4. (noun)District any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract
5. (verb)District to divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives
Definitions of District 
Afrikaans: buurt, omgewing, wyk
Arabic: مَنْطِقَه
Bulgarian: област
Brazilian: distrito
Czech: čtvrť, oblast, kraj
German: der Distrikt
Danish: distrikt; område
Greek: περιοχή, διοικητική περιφ
Spanish: distrito
Estonian: piirkond
Farsi: ناحیه؛ بخش
Finnish: alue
French: région, quartier
Hebrew: מָחוֹז
Hindi: जिला, मंडल
Croatian: okrug
Hungarian: kerület
Indonesian: distrik
Icelandic: hverfi; hérað
Italian: distretto, regione, quart
Japanese: 地区
Korean: 지구, 지역
Lithuanian: rajonas
Latvian: rajons; apgabals
Malay: daerah
Dutch: streek, wijk
Norwegian: område, landsdel, bydel, 
Polish: rejon, okolica
Persian: ناحیه؛ بخش
Pashto: سيمه، منطقه، علاقه، نا حي
Portuguese: distrito
Romanian: cartier, regiune
Russian: район
Slovak: obvod, mestská štvrť, okr
Slovenian: pokrajina; okrožje
Serbian: okrug
Swedish: område, distrikt
Thai: เขตแดน; บริเวณ
Turkish: bölge, mıntıka
Taiwanese: 區
Ukrainian: район; область
Urdu: ضلع
Vietnamese: quận; huyện
Chinese: 区
