district
English edit
Etymology edit
From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”).
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Noun edit
district (plural districts)
- An administrative division of an area.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- ‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War. […]’
- the Soho district of London
- An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
- the Lake District in Cumbria
- (UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
- South Oxfordshire District Council
Derived terms edit
- burned-over district
- business district
- central business district
- congressional district
- district attorney
- district cooling
- district heating
- districthood
- district nurse
- electoral district
- federal district
- gay district
- historic district
- Lake District
- on the district
- out-district
- Peak District
- red-light district
- rural sanitary district
- sanitary district
- school district
- settled district
- subbdistrict
- urban district
- urban sanitary district
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Verb edit
district (third-person singular simple present districts, present participle districting, simple past and past participle districted)
- (transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.
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Adjective edit
district (comparative more district, superlative most district)
- (obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
- 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:
- punishing with the rod of district severity
Further reading edit
- “district”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “district”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “district”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch district, from Middle French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringō, distringere (“draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō, stringere (“draw tight, strain”).
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Noun edit
district n (plural districten, diminutive districtje n)
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: distrik
- Negerhollands: distrikt
- → Caribbean Javanese: dhistrikan, pendhistrikan
- → Indonesian: distrik
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin districtus. Doublet of détroit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
district m (plural districts)
Further reading edit
- “district”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringō, distringere (“draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō, stringere (“draw tight, strain”).
Noun edit
district m (plural districts)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French district.
Noun edit
district n (plural districte)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) district | districtul | (niște) districte | districtele |
genitive/dative | (unui) district | districtului | (unor) districte | districtelor |
vocative | districtule | districtelor |