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Definition of district

district

/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
dis · trict
Plural:districts
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Past Simple:districted
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Past Participle:districted
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Present Participle:districting
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district Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

An area of a country, state, or city that has been given fixed boundaries for administrative, electoral, judicial, or educational purposes.

Example

"The school board voted to increase funding for every elementary school in the district."

2

A region or section of a town, city, or country characterized by a particular feature, industry, or population.

Example

"They rented a small studio apartment in the city's historic arts district."

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• verb

1

American To divide or organize a state, city, or territory into administrative or electoral districts.

Example

"The legislature appointed an independent commission to district the state fairly after the census."

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• Rhymes for district

• Nearby Words

distributive
distributor
distributorship
district
distrix
distrust
distrustful

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 17th century from French 'district', from Medieval Latin 'districtus' ('an area of jurisdiction, literally a restraining of offenders'), from the past participle of Latin 'distringere' ('to draw apart, hinder, detain').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of District. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/district
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