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   district

   /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

   noun

   • 1. an area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity: "an elegant shopping district"
   • ▪ a region defined for an administrative purpose: "a district health authority"
   • ▪ a division of a county or region that elects its own councillors.

   verb

   • 1. divide into areas: North American "the committee districted the city into blocks"

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting the territory under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord): from French, from medieval Latin districtus ‘(territory of) jurisdiction’, from Latin distringere ‘draw apart’.

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   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.

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