dis·trict
ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt 
often attributive
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 in a Sentence
Noun
Six police officers are in charge of the district.
She represents the eighth congressional district.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
In the summer of 2023, Carrefour Feuilles, a district in Port-au-Prince that many writers, visual artists, and musicians call home, was attacked by armed criminal groups.
—Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Guilford County Schools and Wake County Schools were the only districts in the state to have multiple schools in the top 500.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
In the summer of 2023, Carrefour Feuilles, a district in Port-au-Prince that many writers, visual artists, and musicians call home, was attacked by armed criminal groups.
—Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
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“District.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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district
1 of 2 noun
dis·trict
ˈdis-(ˌ)trikt
1
: an area or section (as of a city or nation) set apart for some purpose
a school district
a judicial district
2
: an area or region having some special feature
a coal-mining district
district
2 of 2 verb
: to divide or organize into districts
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