subdistrict

noun

sub·​dis·​trict ˌsəb-ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt How to pronounce subdistrict (audio)
variants or sub-district
plural subdistricts or sub-districts
: a subdivision of a district
In 1996, county commissioners created a public library district with two subdistricts—Eastern and Western—and set a property tax rate that voters in each district had to adopt.Bob Watson
Benefited water districts and subdistricts, organized for the purpose of supplying water for particular areas …U.S. Bureau of the Census

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Here’s a look at the Metro South subdistrict, with more team-by-team previews to come throughout the week. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Aug. 2025 What can also result from smaller subdistricts is steep differences in resources between school districts in wealthy areas versus less wealthy areas. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025 The ballpark subdistrict is bounded, in part, by Interstate 5 to the east, Sixth Avenue to the west, Commercial Avenue to the south, and Market Street and Island Street to the north. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025 Hiralal Vittal Patil, the village development officer for the Dindori subdistrict, where the restaurant library is located, says that Ms. Jondhale is performing a phenomenal service. Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025 Ostensibly, this means moving from an at-large electoral system to a single-member system in which voters elect representatives from subdistricts within the larger district. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025 Nashville planning officials are mulling over a sleek three-tower proposal for Rutledge Hill, a booming downtown subdistrict framed by views of downtown, Nissan Stadium and East Nashville across the river. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 9 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subdistrict was in 1790

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“Subdistrict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdistrict. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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