district

CEFRB1

/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An area of a town, country, or organization with clear boundaries.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.

Examples

  • The panic spread through the district in an instant.

  • The power plant supplies the remote district with electricity.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdiːstɹɪkt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An administrative division of an area.

  2. A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

  3. An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.

More examples

In context

  • The City of London’s financial district

  • Soho is a district of London

  • the Lake District in Cumbria

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Origin

noun

From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.