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circoscrizione

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiōnem (“outline”).[1] Compare French circonscription (“electoral district”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.ko.skritˈt͡sjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: cir‧co‧scri‧zió‧ne

Noun edit

circoscrizione f (plural circoscrizioni)

  1. circumscription
  2. district, area (administrative unit)
    circoscrizione amministrativa ― administrative district
    circoscrizione comunale ― communal district
  3. (politics) constituency (district represented by one or more elected officials)

References edit

  1. ^ circoscrizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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