Dictionary
dis•trict
Pronunciation: (dis'trikt), [key]—
n.
1. a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
2. a region or locality:
the theater district; the Lake District.
3. Brit.a subdivision of a county or a town.
4. the District,the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C.
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v.t.
to divide into districts.
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