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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.
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Origin:
1605–15; (< F) < Medieval Latin distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of) jurisdiction, derivative of Latin distringere to stretch out (see distrain), equivalent to di- di-2 + strig- (base of stringere to bind, tie) + -tus suffix of verbal action
1605–15; (< F) < Medieval Latin distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of) jurisdiction, derivative of Latin distringere to stretch out (see distrain), equivalent to di- di-2 + strig- (base of stringere to bind, tie) + -tus suffix of verbal action
Related forms
in·ter·dis·trict, adjective
out·dis·trict, noun
pre·dis·trict, noun
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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).
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