What does District mean?
Definitions for District
ˈdɪs trɪktdis·trict
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word District.
Princeton's WordNet
district, territory, territorial dominion, dominionverb
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
zone, districtverb
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Wiktionary
districtnoun
An administrative division of an area.
the Soho district of London
districtnoun
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
the Lake District in Cumbria
districtverb
To divide into administrative or other districts.
Districtnoun
The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States.
Districtnoun
Any of numerous governmental districts.
Etymology: From district, from districtus, from districtus, past participle of distringere, from dis- + stringere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Districtnoun
1.The circuit or territory within which a man may be thus compelled to appearance. John Cowell
Etymology: districtus, Latin.
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.Those districts which between the tropicks lie,
The scorching beams, directly darted, fry. Richard Blackmore.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Districtadjective
rigorous; stringent; harsh
Districtnoun
the territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing
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
Districtnoun
any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract
Districtverb
to divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives
Etymology: [L. districtus, p. p.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Contribution
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
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'District' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1585
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'District' in Written Corpus Frequency: #701
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'District' in Nouns Frequency: #491
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of District in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of District in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of District in a Sentence
If Health Services spokesperson Elizabeth Goodsitt look at the total number of cases connected to the Deer District over the past month compared to the total number of cases in the state, it's really not that significant.
Paris had to do something to save their heritage sites. The entire UNESCO World Heritage district is endangered by love locks.
This notion that somehow you have to have a majority Black district to elect a Black representative was probably substantially more true in 1965 than it is in 2022.
They say the path for Democrats flipping the house runs through this district so it’s a very, very key district nationally and we’re getting a lot of national attention because of that.
There are suburban Republicans who are maybe dissatisfied with the President's personality but there's people, like in this part of the district, who are very supportive of the President.
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- distrikAfrikaans
- منطقةArabic
- раёнBelarusian
- окръг, участък, област, район, околия, районирамBulgarian
- districte, comarcaCatalan, Valencian
- čtvrť, okres, oblast, krajCzech
- BezirkGerman
- περιοχήGreek
- The translation of "district" in Esperanto is "distrikto."Esperanto
- distritoSpanish
- alue, piiri, seutuFinnish
- districtFrench
- sgìreScottish Gaelic
- מָחוֹזHebrew
- környék, kerület, körzet, terület, vidék, negyed, járásHungarian
- distrettoItalian
- מָחוֹזHebrew
- 郭Japanese
- ស្រុកKhmer
- novads, rajonsLatvian
- daerahMalay
- distriktNorwegian
- gebied, regio, wijk, districtDutch
- distriktNorwegian Nynorsk
- dzielnicaPolish
- distrito, zona, regiãoPortuguese
- district, regiune, județ, raionRomanian
- район, область, округ, участокRussian
- distriktSwedish
- wilayaSwahili
- జిల్లాTelugu
- районUkrainian
- דיסטריקטYiddish
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