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district Synonyms

Another word for district

Choosing another word for district depends on context, so the 16 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

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

Usage Example

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

Strong
precinct
ward
division
constituency
parish
borough

• noun (Context 2)

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

Usage Example

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

Strongest
neighborhood
Strong
quarter
zone
area
region
sector
locality

• verb (Context 3)

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

Usage Example

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

Strong
zone
partition
subdivide
apportion

• Nearby Words

distributive
distributor
distributorship
district
distrix
distrust
distrustful

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for District. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/district
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