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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·trict 
[dis-trikt] Pronunciation Key
[dis-trikt] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes. |
| 2. | a region or locality: the theater district; the Lake District. |
| 3. | British. a subdivision of a county or a town. |
| 4. | the District, the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C. |
| 5. | to divide into districts. |
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| dis·trict
(dĭs'trĭkt) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. dis·trict·ed, dis·trict·ing, dis·tricts To mark off or divide into districts. [French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin, past participle of distringere, to hinder; see distrain.] dis'trict·wide' adv. & adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
district
district
1611, from Fr. district, from M.L. districtus "restraining of offenders, jurisdiction," then under the feudal system "area of jurisdiction," from pp. stem of L. distringere "hinder, detain" (see distress).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| district | |
noun | |
| 1. | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
verb | |
| 1. | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns [syn: zone] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: dis·trict
Function: noun
: a territorial division (as of a nation, state, county, or city) for administrative, judicial, electoral, or other purposes: as a : an administrative unit esp. of a town or city established for the performance of a special governmental functiondistrict> district> b : CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT c : one of the divisions of the United States or of the individual states served by a particular federal or state court —see also the JUDICIAL SYSTEM in the back matter
Main Entry: dis·trict
Function: noun
: a territorial division (as of a nation, state, county, or city) for administrative, judicial, electoral, or other purposes: as a : an administrative unit esp. of a town or city established for the performance of a special governmental function
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
District Heights, MD (city, FIPS 23025) Location: 38.85912 N, 76.88721 W
Population (1990): 6704 (2594 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 20747
District of, DC (Columbia, FIPS 1) Location: 38.90505 N, 77.01617 W
Population (1990): 606900 (278489 housing units)
Area: 159.1 sq km (land), 18.0 sq km (water)
Putnam District, CT (CDP, FIPS 62745) Location: 41.92085 N, 71.90927 W
Population (1990): 6835 (3020 housing units)
Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
District
Dis"trict\, a. [L. districtus, p. p.] Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs.] Punishing with the rod of district severity. --Foxe.
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District
Dis"trict\, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.]1. (Feudal Law) 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.
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District
Dis"trict\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. & vb. n. Districting.] To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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