District word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "district" word
[adjective] applicable to or serving the needs of a particular district; "the district courts"
[verb] regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
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\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.
\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.
Synonyms for district
local, territory, zone
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Related terms: belt, bishopric, country, county, duchy, emplacement, environs, hinterland, Kreis, locality, location, magistracy, metropolitan area, pinpoint, principality, riding, section, situs, soke, space, stake, vicinity
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Let's analyse "district" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TCIRTSID. Average typing speed for these characters is 2180 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
district: 9 + 9 = 18, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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