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  2. district attorney
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  6. district heating
  7. district judge
  8. district leader
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  10. district superintendent
  11. district visitor
  12. District of Columbia
  13. assembly district
  14. bright-light district
  15. civil district
  16. congressional district
  17. drainage district
  18. election district
  19. federal district
  20. federal district court
  21. Federal Reserve district
  22. magisterial district
  23. missionary district
  24. multimember district
  25. municipal district
  26. naval district
  27. reclamation district
  28. red-light district
  29. rural district
  30. school district

1dis·trict

noun, often attributive \ˈdis-(ˌ)trikt\

Definition of DISTRICT

1
a : a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes)
b : the basic administrative unit for local government in Northern Ireland
2
: an area, region, or section with a distinguishing character <a shopping district>
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Examples of DISTRICT

  1. Six police officers are in charge of the district.
  2. She represents the eighth congressional district.

Origin of DISTRICT

French, from Medieval Latin districtus jurisdiction, district, from distringere to distrain — more at distrain
First Known Use: 1611

Related to DISTRICT

Synonyms
nabe, neighborhood, quarter, section

Rhymes with DISTRICT

addict, afflict, conflict, constrict, convict, delict, depict, edict, evict, inflict, lipsticked, predict, restrict, unlicked, verdict

2district

transitive verb

Definition of DISTRICT

: to divide or organize into districts

First Known Use of DISTRICT

1792

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