precinct
precinct Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A subdivision of a city, county, or town mapped out for administrative, policing, or electoral voting purposes, or the main police station serving that district.
"Voters lined up early at their neighborhood precinct to cast their ballots in the municipal election."
The area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place, such as a cathedral, college, or government complex (often used in the plural).
"A sense of quiet reverence fills the ancient precincts of the cathedral."
British An urban zone, especially a commercial shopping area in a town center, designated specifically for pedestrians and closed to motor vehicles.
"The city council converted the historic market street into a lively pedestrian precinct."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle Ages from Medieval Latin 'praecinctum' (enclosure or boundary), from the past participle of Latin 'praecingere', meaning 'to gird around or encircle'.