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dis·trict (dis′trikt)
noun
- a geographical or political division made for a specific purpose a school district
- any region; part of a country, city, etc. the business district
Etymology: Fr < ML districtus, orig., control; hence in feudal law, a territory within which a lord had jurisdiction < L: see distress
transitive verb
to divide into districts
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