DISTRICT
district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(noun) a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
zone, district
(verb) regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
district (plural districts)
An administrative division of an area.
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
(UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
Verb
district (third-person singular simple present districts, present participle districting, simple past and past participle districted)
(transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.
Adjective
district (comparative more district, superlative most district)
(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
Proper noun
the District
(with determiner, informal) The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States.
(with determiner, mostly local usage) Any of numerous governmental districts.
(rail) The District Line of the London Underground, originally known as the District Railway.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis"trict, a. Etym: [L. districtus, p. p.]
Definition: Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs.] Punishing with the rod of district severity. Foxe.
Dis"trict, n. Etym: [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.]
1. (Feudal Law)
Definition: The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
2. 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. To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not exceeding ten miles square. The Constitution of the United States.
3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. These districts which between the tropics lie. Blackstone. Congressional district. See under Congressional.
– District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or district court.
– District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district.
– District judge, one who presides over a district court.
– District school, a public school for the children within a school district. [U.S.]
Syn.
– Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region; country.
Dis"trict, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. & vb. n. Districting.]
Definition: To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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