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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"

    verb

    • 1. divide into districts: North American "the committee districted the city into blocks"
  2. an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas: the business district of New York. the Lake District/the Peak District. US the City of Malden School District. UK South Cambridgeshire District Council. Fewer examples.

  3. /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features. the City of London’s financial district. Every city has its central business district. The house is in a historic district. Milan's most fashionable shopping district. a poor district of the city. rural/urban districts. see also red-light district.

  4. [count] : an area or section of a country, city, or town: such as. a : an area established by a government for official government business. postal/election districts. Six police officers are in charge of the district. She represents the eighth congressional district. — see also school district.

  5. 4 days ago · 1. countable noun. A district is a particular area of a town or country. I drove around the business district. ...Nashville's shopping district. ...a summer holiday hike in the Lake District. Varieties of these crops have been collected from all around the district. Synonyms: area, community, region, sector More Synonyms of district.

  6. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Geography dis‧trict /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ S3 W2 noun [ countable] 1 an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features rural/financial/theatre etc district a house in a pleasant suburban district see thesaurus at area 2 an area of a country, city etc that has ...

  7. See synonyms for district on Thesaurus.com noun a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.

  8. a part of a city or country, either an official area or one that is known for having a particular characteristic or business: the fashion district of New York. (Definition of district from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of district. in Chinese (Traditional) 區,區域… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 区,区域…

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