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   Dis·trict

   /ˈdistrik(t)/

   

   noun

   • 1. an area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic: "an elegant shopping district"
   • ▪ a region defined for an administrative purpose: "the city school district"
   • ▪ the District of Columbia; Washington, DC.

   verb

   • 1. divide into districts: North American "the committee districted the city into blocks"

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting the territory under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord): from French, from medieval Latin districtus ‘(territory of) jurisdiction’, from Latin distringere ‘draw apart’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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