district

district
[[t]dɪ̱strɪkt[/t]]
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districts
1) N-COUNT: usu supp N A district is a particular area of a town or country.

I drove around the business district.

...Nashville's shopping district.

...a summer holiday hike in the Lake District...

Varieties of these crops have been collected from all around the district.

2) N-COUNT: with supp, oft N n A district is an area of a town or country which has been given official boundaries for the purpose of administration.

...the home of the governor of the district.

...the continuing support of Glasgow District Council.

...the district health authority.


English dictionary. 2008.

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