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Definition district

Etymology

From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”).

Noun

district (plural districts)

1. An administrative division of an area.
2. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
3. (Britain) 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)

1. (transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.

Adjective

district (comparative more district, superlative most district)

1. (obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh

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