Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the district

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: on the dis-trict
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of a midwife: associated with a particular hospital, and travelling to attend patients in the nearby area.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Midwives working on the district rarely saw women die because, on the whole, they would transfer to hospital any women with severe problems."
"Pethidine, a synthetic opioid developed in Germany during the war, was used in 75 per cent of hospital labours by 1948. In contrast midwives working on the district were not able to offer it to their women until 1951."

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does on the district mean?: Of a midwife: associated with a particular hospital, and travelling to attend patients in the nearby area.

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