What is the definition of
district
1.
[ noun ]
(geography) a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Synonyms:
territory
Related terms:
region
development
enclave
jurisdiction
protectorate
Attica
Northern_Territory
Galloway
Yukon
sultanate
Sabah
Palatinate
city_district
West_Malaysia
athos
lake_district
Boeotia
Lothian_Region
residential_district
East_Malaysia
Castile
Sarawak
Catalonia
Natal
American_Samoa
Aragon
Acadia
Kordofan
louisiana_purchase
Northwest_Territories
goldfield
acre
congressional_district
administrative_district
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2.
[ noun ]
(geography) a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state
Synonyms:
territory
province
dominion
mandate
colony
territorial_dominion
Related terms:
possession
region
development
Palestine
jurisdiction
enclave
Attica
protectorate
Boeotia
goldfield
residential_district
Yukon
nunavut
Galloway
American_Samoa
Castile
Acadia
Northwest_Territories
athos
Northern_Territory
Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands
congressional_district
city_district
Lothian_Region
Faroe_Islands
Macao
Sabah
East_Malaysia
borderland
West_Malaysia
Sarawak
Aragon
French_Polynesia
Catalonia
Kordofan
british_virgin_islands
american_virgin_islands
louisiana_purchase
Natal
acre
lake_district
possession
Palatinate
northern_mariana_islands
trust_territory
mandate
administrative_district
zone
3.
[ adjective ]
applicable to or serving the needs of a particular district
Examples:
"the district courts"
Related terms:
local
4.
[ verb ]
(law) regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Synonyms:
zone
Related terms:
regulate
territory
Similar spelling:
distract
distort
distribute
distracted
distributor
distributer
distributed
distraction
distrait
distrust
distorted
distraint
distortion
disturbing
disturb
distraught
distrustful
distortable
diestrus
distress
distrain
diestrum