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The definition of a district is a region set aside or grouped together as one specific area for political or administrative purposes.

(noun)

An area of a town that gets to elect one particular mayor that all in the area must share is an example of a district.

District is defined as to divide locations up into designated groups or areas, usually for political or administrative purposes.

(verb)

When you decide what parts of one town should go to one school and what parts should be grouped together and go to another, this is an example of when you district.

See district in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: 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

See district in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A division of an area, as for administrative purposes.
A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature: went to the lake district for their vacation.

transitive verb dis·trict·ed, dis·trict·ing, dis·tricts

To mark off or divide into districts.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin districtus

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , past participle of distringere, to hinder; see distrain

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