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- [dis-trikt]
- /ˈdɪs trɪkt/
- /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
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- [dis-trikt]
- /ˈdɪs trɪkt/
Definitions of district word
- noun district a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes. 1
- noun district a region or locality: the theater district; the Lake District. 1
- noun district British. a subdivision of a county or a town. 1
- noun district the District, the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C. 1
- verb with object district to divide into districts. 1
- noun district An area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic. 1
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Origin of district
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; (< F) < Medieval Latin distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of) jurisdiction, derivative of Latin distringere to stretch out (see distrain), equivalent to di- di-2 + strig- (base of stringere to bind, tie) + -tus suffix of verbal action
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Parts of speech for District
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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district popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
district usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for district
noun district
- sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- commune — A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything.
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- locality — a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there: They moved to another locality.
- parish — an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
adjective district
- local — low-cal.
- regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- small-town — of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village: a typical, small-town general store.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- localized — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
Antonyms for district
noun district
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
Top questions with district
- what school district am i in?
- what district am i in?
- what congress district am i in?
- why is it called district of columbia?
- what congressional district am i in?
- what school district do i live in?
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