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TOEFL BNC: 1071 COCA: 1266

district
district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ noun
plural districts
district
/ˈdɪstrɪkt/
noun
plural districts
Learner's definition of DISTRICT
[count]
: an area or section of a country, city, or town区域；地区: such as
a  : an area established by a government for official government business行政区
— see also school district
b  : an area or section that has some special characteristic or purpose（具有某些特征或功能的）区域
TOEFL BNC: 1071 COCA: 1266

district

1 of 2

noun

dis·​trict ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt How to pronounce district (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes)
b
: the basic administrative unit for local government in Northern Ireland
2
: an area, region, or section with a distinguishing character
a shopping district

district

2 of 2

verb

districted; districting; districts

transitive verb

: to divide or organize into districts

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun Six police officers are in charge of the district. She represents the eighth congressional district.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Problems have been identified in other areas of the district's operation. Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2022 This is the first overflow of the year for MMSD, one of six allowed yearly by the Department of Natural Resources under the district's state discharge permit. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 Vollhardt reported the incident to the district, as did other adults in the room, Nelson said. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 The department, along with Kent State University police worked with the district to protect students and staff at the end of the day. Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Superintendent Alvin Garrison said the district's tax rate has not been this low since 2003. The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 Since posting the mock-ups on the firm's Instagram page, some commenters have said that the design could destroy the fabric of the downtown district. CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Picketers have been lining up at schools across the district after the Seattle Education Association overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike on Tuesday. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022 In disciplinary meetings with the district, Miss A was accused of endangering students (the skit involved children jokingly hitting their heads); she was also accused of making the school look bad. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
Verb
The short-term goals would be to court businesses and other employers to come to Baltimore and expressly district 45 to hire its citizens. George Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022 The state courts announced all courthouses in Barnstable County will remain closed Thursday due to lack of power as will district courts in Stoughton and Wareham. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021 In August, the board voted 5-0 to give Magyar authority to make quick policy changes, based on ever-changing COVID-19 infection numbers, to district COVID-19 policy without prior board approval. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2021 Brunswick One of the teams that St. Edward beat in the Division I district and then finished behind in the regional is Brunswick. Joe Magill, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021 The parks district annual budget is $34 million, so $5 million a year would account for 14%. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 17 June 2021 The result — a patchwork of different policies depending on what state Americans live in, or even down to which district their kids are enrolled in — comes on the heels of a chaotic school year that’s finally coming to a close. Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 8 June 2021 His Wildcats are guaranteed to be at home for the next two weeks, as the top seed in their Division I district bracket that connects to a western region of the state. Matt Goul, cleveland, 20 Feb. 2021 Meanwhile, two Canyons district high schools have remained open for classes despite exceeding 15 cases. Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Medieval Latin districtus jurisdiction, district, from distringere to distrain — more at distrain

First Known Use

Noun

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of district was in 1611

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TOEFL BNC: 1071 COCA: 1266
district

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTRICT | DISTRICT + VERB | DISTRICT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤neighbouring/neighboring, surrounding鄰近／周圍地區◇Fire crews from all the surrounding districts helped to fight the fires.來自周邊各區的消防人員參與撲火。➤central, downtown (NAmE) 中心區；鬧市區◇Every city has its central business district.每座城市都有中心商業區。◇The apartment is approximately fifteen minutes from the downtown district.從該公寓到鬧市區大約要花 15 分鐘。➤outlying, remote邊遠／偏僻地區◇a new station to help people commuting from outlying districts方便遠郊區居民通勤的新車站➤northern, southern, etc.北方、南方等地區➤affluent, exclusive, rich, wealthy富人區；高檔地區；富裕地區➤poor, working-class貧困區；勞工區◇the shacks in the poorest districts of the city城市最貧困地區的棚屋➤slum貧民窟➤historic歷史名勝區➤conservation (NAmE) 保護區▸➤coastal, country, local, metropolitan, rural, suburban, urban沿海地區；鄉村地區；當地；大都市區；農村地區；郊區；市區▸➤business, commercial, financial (NAmE) , industrial, residential, warehouse (especially NAmE) 商業區；金融區；工業區；住宅區；倉貯區➤arts, entertainment, shopping, theatre/theater藝術區；娛樂區；購物區；劇院區◇Times Square is the entertainment district of New York.時報廣場是紐約的娛樂區。➤garment, meat-packing, mining (all NAmE) 服裝區；肉類包裝區；採礦區➤administrative行政區➤electoral, polling, voting (NAmE) 選區；投票區▸➤congressional, federal, judicial, legislative (all in the US) 國會／聯邦／司法／立法管轄區◇a federal district court in New York紐約市聯邦管區法庭➤postal (in the UK) 郵政區➤Democratic, Republican民主黨／共和黨佔上風的區◇It's a heavily Democratic district.這個區大多數人支持民主黨。➤swing (= in which people often change who they vote for) (NAmE) 動搖選民區➤home (especially NAmE) 原屬區◇He hasn't yet registered to vote in his home district.他還沒在原屬區註冊投票。➤health, military, school (NAmE) 醫療區；軍事區；學區◇He has been transferred to a hospital in a different health district.他被轉送到另一個醫療區的醫院。◇The company supplies milk to Maine school districts.這家公司為緬因州各學區供應牛奶。➤red-light紅燈區VERB + DISTRICT➤create創立區域◇efforts to create a single business district in downtown Beijing在北京鬧市區創建一個單一商業區的努力➤draw, redraw (both NAmE, politics政治) 劃分／重新劃分轄區◇This Houston district was originally drawn to elect a Hispanic Democrat.劃分這個休斯敦選區原先是為了選舉一位西班牙裔民主黨人。◇They redrew districts to make sure Republican candidates would win.他們重新劃分了選區，以確保共和黨候選人能夠獲勝。➤represent代表選區◇He represented his district in Congress.他在國會中代表他的選區。➤win (NAmE) 贏得選區◇Clinton barely won the district in 1996.克林頓在 1996 年險勝贏得了該區。DISTRICT + VERB➤stretch區域延伸◇Their district stretches from the mountains to the sea.他們的管區從山區綿延到海邊。➤include sth管區包含⋯◇The district includes much of the Ribault River.該區包含里博河的大部份河段。➤offer sth, provide sth管區提供⋯DISTRICT + NOUN➤authority, council地區當局；區政務委員會◇the district health authority (in the UK) 地區衞生局➤attorney, judge, official (all in the US) 地區檢察官；地區法院法官；管區官員▸➤councillor, nurse (both in the UK) 區政務會委員；社區護士➤court (in the US) 地區法庭▸➤hospital (in the UK) 地區醫院➤office管區辦公室▸➤boundary管區邊界◇Redrawing district boundaries would change the election results.重新劃分轄區邊界會改變選舉結果。PREPOSITION➤in a/the district, within a/the district在管區內◇The hotel is located within Beijing's business district.該賓館坐落在北京商業區內。

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