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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  District \Dis"trict\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Districting.]
     To divide into districts or limited portions of territory;
     as, legislatures district States for the choice of
     representatives.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  District \Dis"trict\, a. [L. districtus, p. p.]
     Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Punishing with the rod of district severity. --Foxe.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  District \Dis"trict\, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L.
     districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See
     Distrain.]
     1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the
        power of coercing and punishing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state,
        town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral,
        or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial
        district, land district, school district, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such
              district not exceeding ten miles square. --The
                                                    Constitution
                                                    of the United
                                                    States.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a
        country; a tract.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These districts which between the tropics lie.
                                                    --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Congressional district. See under Congressional.
  
     District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or
        district court.
  
     District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United
        States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases
        within a judicial district.
  
     District judge, one who presides over a district court.
  
     District school, a public school for the children within a
        school district. [U.S.]
  
     Syn: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region;
          country.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  District \Dis"trict\, a. [L. districtus, p. p.]
     Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs.]
  
           Punishing with the rod of district severity. --Foxe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  District \Dis"trict\, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L.
     districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See
     Distrain.]
     1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the
        power of coercing and punishing.
  
     2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state,
        town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral,
        or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial
        district, land district, school district, etc.
  
              To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such
              district not exceeding ten miles square. --The
                                                    Constitution
                                                    of the United
                                                    States.
  
     3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a
        country; a tract.
  
              These districts which between the tropics lie.
                                                    --Blackstone.
  
     Congressional district. See under Congressional.
  
     District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or
        district court.
  
     District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United
        States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases
        within a judicial district.
  
     District judge, one who presides over a district court.
  
     District school, a public school for the children within a
        school district. [U.S.]
  
     Syn: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region;
          country.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  District \Dis"trict\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Districting.]
     To divide into districts or limited portions of territory;
     as, legislatures district States for the choice of
     representatives.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  district
       n : a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
           [syn: territory, territorial dominion, dominion]
       v : regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns [syn: zone]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  district
     Αγγλικά n.
     συνοικία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  district
     Dutch n.
     #English
     French n.
     (l en district)
     Romanian n.
     (l en district)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  District
     n.
     1 (lb en with determiner informal) The District of Columbia, the
  federal district of the United States.
     2 (lb en with determiner mostly local usage) Any of numerous
  governmental districts.
     3 (lb en rail) The District Line of the London Underground,
  originally known as the District Railway.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  district
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
     n.
     An administrative division of an area.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To divide into administrative or other #Nouns.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  District
     n.
     1 (lb en with determiner informal) The District of Columbia, the
  federal district of the United States.
     2 (lb en with determiner mostly local usage) Any of numerous
  governmental districts.
     3 (lb en rail) The District Line of the London Underground,
  originally known as the District Railway.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  district
     Dutch n.
     #English
     French n.
     (l en district)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  District
     n.
     1 (lb en with determiner informal) The District of Columbia, the
  federal district of the United States.
     2 (lb en with determiner mostly local usage) Any of numerous
  governmental districts.
     3 (lb en rail) The District Line of the London Underground,
  originally known as the District Railway.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  district
     Dutch n.
     #English
     French n.
     (l en district)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  District
     n.
     1 (lb en with determiner informal) The District of Columbia, the
  federal district of the United States.
     2 (lb en with determiner mostly local usage) Any of numerous
  governmental districts.
     3 (lb en rail) The District Line of the London Underground,
  originally known as the District Railway.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  district
     Ranska n.
     piiri, piirikunta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  district
     Franska n.
     distrikt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  District /dˈɪstɹɪkt/
  المنطقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  district //ˈdɪstɹɪkt// 
  1. о́кръг, око́лия
  administrative division
  2. о́бласт, райо́н, уча́стък
  area or region

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  district //ˈdɪstɹɪkt// 
  районирам
  to divide into districts