district

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: districts

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): district
past (v2): districted
past participle (v3): districted
present participle: districting
3rd person singular: districts

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.An administrative division of an area.
2.An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
3.An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
4.A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To divide into administrative or other districts.
- A county districted for voting purposes.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #885

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Common
Academic: Uncommon
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

territory

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”).

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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Synonyms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.