district (ˈdɪstrɪkt
)
Definitions
noun
- an area of land marked off for administrative or other purposes
- ((as modifier) ⇒
district nurse
- a locality separated by geographical attributes; region
- any subdivision of any territory, region, etc
- (in England from 1974 and in Wales 1974–96) any of the subdivisions of the nonmetropolitan counties that elects a council responsible for local planning, housing, rates, etc See also metropolitan district
- (in Scotland until 1975) a landward division of a county
- (in Scotland 1975–96) any of the subdivisions of the regions that elected a council responsible for environmental health services, housing, etc
- any of the 26 areas into which Northern Ireland has been divided since 1973. Elected district councils are responsible for environmental health services, etc
verb
- (tr) to divide into districts
Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin districtus area of jurisdiction, from Latin distringere to stretch out; see distrainSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations
- British English:
district
A district is an area of a town or country.I drove around the business district.ˈdɪstrɪkt NOUN I drove around the business district.
- Spanish:
distrito
nm
- French:
district
nm
- German:
Bezirk
nm
- Chinese: 地区 n
- Arabic: مِنْطَقَة n
- Portuguese: distrito nm
- Russian: район nm
- Croatian: okrug nm
- Czech: oblast nf
- Danish: distrikt nnt
- Dutch: district nnt
- Finnish: alue n
- Greek: περιφέρεια nf
- Italian: regione nf
- Japanese: 地区 n
- Korean: 지역 n
- Norwegian: distrikt nnt
- Polish: rejon nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: distrito nm
- European Spanish:
distrito
nm
- Swedish: distrikt nnt
- Thai: เขต n
- Turkish: bölge n
- Vietnamese: quận n
Usage examples
The Blizzards have been in the district for over a hundred years.
, Murder Song (1990)The water used for cooling the plant will be used in a district heating project.
Country Life (2004)They were added to the plan by the district committee following submissions from members of the public.
Irish Times (2002)Bill McFadyen, the deputy district controller of Aberdeen Coastguard, said:'The crew had to make the Mayday call in a very limited time.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The different Virgins in Spain (and Latin America) have an important role to play as protectors of a district or region.
, TUNING UP AT DAWN: A Memoir of Music and Majorca (2004)