Definitions for district
ˈdɪs trɪktdis·trict

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. district, territory, territorial dominion, dominionverb

   a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

2. zone, districtverb

   regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 6 votes

1. districtnoun

   An administrative division of an area.

   the Soho district of London

2. districtnoun

   An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.

   the Lake District in Cumbria

3. districtverb

   To divide into administrative or other districts.

4. Districtnoun

   The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States.

5. Districtnoun

   Any of numerous governmental districts.

6. Etymology: From district, from districtus, from districtus, past participle of distringere, from dis- + stringere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Districtnoun

   1.The circuit or territory within which a man may be thus compelled to appearance. John Cowell

   Etymology: districtus, Latin.

   2. Circuit of authority; province.

   His governors of towns and provinces, who formed themselves upon the example of their grand monarque, practised all the arts of despotick government in their respective districts. Addison.

   With stern distaste avow’d,
   To their own districts drive the suitor crowd. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

   3. Region; country; territory.

   Those districts which between the tropicks lie,
   The scorching beams, directly darted, fry. Richard Blackmore.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. District

   A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. district

   A district is a specific area or region within a city, state, or country, which is defined for administrative, political, geographical, or educational purposes. It has identifiable boundaries and may have its own governing or administrative body. Districts can also refer to divisions in business organizations or a particular region known for a specific product, service, or activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Districtadjective

   rigorous; stringent; harsh

2. Districtnoun

   the territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing

3. Districtnoun

   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. Districtnoun

   any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract

5. Districtverb

   to divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives

6. Etymology: [L. districtus, p. p.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. District

   A district is a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. Entities known as districts vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. District

   dis′trikt, n. a portion of territory defined for political, judicial, educational, or other purposes (as a registration district, a militia district, the District of Columbia): a region.—v.t. to divide into districts. [Fr.,—L. districtus—distringĕre, to draw tight.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. district

   A type of local unity government area defined in national unity government legislation.

   Some countries have a district which they use for specific allocation of resources purposes.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 6, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Regulate

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'district' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1585

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'district' in Written Corpus Frequency: #701

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'district' in Nouns Frequency: #491

How to pronounce district?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of district in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of district in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of district in a Sentence

1. Richard Aylmer-Hall:

   Hall said he didn't believe anyone was injured by the actual device. Investigators search next to a train at Parsons Green station in London. (Reuters) It was an absolutely packed, rush-hour District Line train from Wimbledon to Edgware Road. I saw crying women, there was lots of shouting and screaming, there was a bit of a crush on the stairs going down to the streets.

2. Daniel Suhr:

   If the district says 'This is what we expect of our employees' and the union refuses to do it, that's a strike and we will sue, the documents are sitting on my laptop. We are ready to pull the trigger on behalf of parents.

3. Tania Owen:

   George Gascon’s failure to protect our most vulnerable communities is a complete dereliction of his foremost duty as a district attorney, and he must be removed from office immediately before he can do any more damage, what George Gascon is doing is not criminal justice reform; it is the outright destruction of our criminal justice system and the very laws meant to protect us.

4. Pasquotank Sheriff Tommy Wooten:

   While Pasquotank County District Attorney concluded that no criminal law was violated, this was a terrible and tragic outcome, and we could do better.

5. Chicago Principals Administrators Association:

   It should not be an ad hoc reactionary response that creates inequities that are predictable among social and economic lines, instead, it feels as if the district’s approach was more focused on eroding the trust we’ve worked so hard to develop by pitting schools, principals, parents, and staff against each other than on actually providing safety and support for students and communities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=district
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/District
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=district
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=district
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=district