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dis⋅trict

  [dis-trikt]
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–noun
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.
–verb (used with object)
5. to divide into districts.
Origin:
1605–15; (< F) < ML distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of) jurisdiction, deriv. of L distringere to stretch out (see distrain ), equiv. to di- di- 2 + strig- (base of stringere to bind, tie) + -tus suffix of verbal action
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dis·trict   (dĭs'trĭkt)   
n.  

  1. A division of an area, as for administrative purposes.

  2. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature: went to the lake district for their vacation.

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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Word Origin & History

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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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 district> 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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