district

== English == === Etymology === 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”). Doublet of Detroit. === Pronunciation === enPR: dĭs′trĭkt, IPA(key): /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/ Hyphenation: dis‧trict Rhymes: -ɪstɹɪkt (nonstandard, obsolete) enPR: dēs′trĭkt, IPA(key): /ˈdiːstɹɪkt/ === Noun === district (plural districts) An administrative division of an area. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature. (UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough. (mining) A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== districtual ==== Descendants ==== → Luganda: disitulikit ==== Translations ==== === Verb === district (third-person singular simple present districts, present participle districting, simple past and past participle districted) (transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts. ==== Derived terms ==== redistrict ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === district (comparative more district, superlative most district) (obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh === References === === Further reading === “district”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “district”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “district”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪsˈtrɪkt/ Hyphenation: dis‧trict Rhymes: -ɪkt === Noun === district n (plural districten, diminutive districtje n) district ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: distrik Negerhollands: distrikt → Caribbean Javanese: dhistrikan, pendhistrikan → Indonesian: distrik == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin districtus. Doublet of détroit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.tʁikt/, /dis.tʁik/ === Noun === district m (plural districts) district === Further reading === “district”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === 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 === district m (plural districts) (Jersey) district == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French district. === Noun === district n (plural districte) district ==== Declension ====