Bezirk

== German == === Alternative forms === (Abbr.) Bez., Bz. === Etymology === From Middle High German bezirc, from be- + zirc, from Latin circus, itself from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “circle, ring”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈt͡sɪʁk/ === Noun === Bezirk m (strong, genitive Bezirks or Bezirkes, plural Bezirke) district, borough (formal administrative division) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Bezirksamt, Bezirksausschuss, Bezirksregierung Regierungsbezirk, Stadtbezirk, Verwaltungsbezirk, Wohnbezirk ==== See also ==== Kreis m === Further reading === “Bezirk” in Duden online “Bezirk”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)