district
n. region, area | ||||
Search Dictionary:
District definition was found in categories: Language, Idioms & Slang(5) Society & Culture(1) Arts & Humanities(1) Entertainment & Music(2) Encyclopedia(1)
District Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
District
(v. t.)
To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.
(n.)
The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
(n.)
Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
(v. t.)
To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.
(n.)
The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
(n.)
Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
| WordNet 2.0 |
district
Noun
1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
(synonym) territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(hypernym) region
(hyponym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(derivation) zone
Verb
1. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
(synonym) zone
(hypernym) regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern
(derivation) territory, territorial dominion, dominion
Noun
1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
(synonym) territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(hypernym) region
(hyponym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(derivation) zone
Verb
1. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
(synonym) zone
(hypernym) regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern
(derivation) territory, territorial dominion, dominion
| hEnglish - advanced version |
district
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.
district
\dis"trict\ (?), a. [l. districtus, p. p.] rigorous; stringent; harsh. [obs.] punishing with the rod of district severity.
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.
similar words(11)
residential district
lake district
district school
district of columbia
red-light district
district judge
district court
tenement district
district attorney
congressional district
election district
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.
district
\dis"trict\ (?), a. [l. districtus, p. p.] rigorous; stringent; harsh. [obs.] punishing with the rod of district severity.
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.
similar words(11)
residential district
lake district
district school
district of columbia
red-light district
district judge
district court
tenement district
district attorney
congressional district
election district
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Maenawr
Maenawr = n. a manor district
Maenawr = n. a manor district
Rhandir
Rhandir = n. a region; a shareland; a district
Tran
Tran = n. space, stretch, district
Tuedd
Tuedd = n. a region, a district, a coast; a tendency
District Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
DISTRICT
(SEE "SWFWMD"): Southwest Florida Water Management District was created by Chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, as a public corporation for carrying out and effectuating the provisions of Chapter 378, Florida Statutes. Other than as provided in Chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, the District operates under and is governed by provisions of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes.
(SEE "SWFWMD"): Southwest Florida Water Management District was created by Chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, as a public corporation for carrying out and effectuating the provisions of Chapter 378, Florida Statutes. Other than as provided in Chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, the District operates under and is governed by provisions of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes.
DISTRICT (USBR)
An entity that has a contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) for the delivery of irrigation water. Such entities include, but are not limited to: canal companies, conservancy districts, ditch companies, irrigation and drainage districts, irrigation companies, irrigation districts, reclamation districts, service districts, storage districts, water districts, and water users associations.
District Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
district
plaga, ora
plaga, ora
District Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
District
kahkrus
kahkrus
| English - Klingon |
district
n. yoS
n. yoS
District Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
District
- For the geographical division in the LDS Church, see District (LDS Church).
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |