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English

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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district (plural districts)

  1. An administrative division of an area.
    Soho is a district of London
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
      ‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War. […]’
    • 2008, Nancy Pelosi, “A Voice That Will Be Heard”, in Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters‎[2], Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 92:
      Another issue important to my district is human rights, specifically what is happening in China. My district includes San Francisco's famous Chinatown, and many of my constituents were deeply concerned—as was I—when the Chinese government began to crack down on protesters who were demonstrating peacefully in Beijing and throughout China. Huge demonstrations led to the Tiananmen Square massacre, where more than two thousand people who had dared to speak out against the government were killed and many more injured. The massacre was followed by even more suppression and imprisonment of protesters.
  2. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
    the Lake District in Cumbria
  3. (UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
    South Oxfordshire District Council
  4. (mining) A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

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Descendants

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  • → Luganda: disitulikit

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Verb

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district (third-person singular simple present districts, present participle districting, simple past and past participle districted)

  1. (transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.
    A county districted for voting purposes.

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Adjective

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district (comparative more district, superlative most district)

  1. (obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh

References

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  1. ^ Hurd, Seth P. (1847), “District”, in “False Pronunciation”, in A Grammatical Corrector; or, A Vocabulary of the Common Errors of Speech‎[1], Philadelphia: E. H. Butler & Co, →OCLC, page 80.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɪsˈtrɪkt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dis‧trict
  • Rhymes: -ɪkt

Noun

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district n (plural districten, diminutive districtje n)

  1. district

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French

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin districtus. Doublet of détroit.

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    Noun

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    district m (plural districts)

    1. district

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    Norman

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    Etymology

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

    Noun

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    district m (plural districts)

    1. (Jersey) district

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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    Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
    Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
    Proto-Italic *dis-
    Latin dis-
    Proto-Indo-European *streyg-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *strigtós
    Proto-Italic *strigtos
    Latin strictus
    Latin districtuslbor.
    French districtbor.
    Romanian district

      Borrowed from French district.

      Noun

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      district n (plural districte)

      1. district

      Declension

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      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative district districtul districte districtele
      genitive-dative district districtului districte districtelor
      vocative districtule districtelor
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