district
/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.04 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An administrative division of an area.
noun
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
name
Example Sentences
- "Soho is a district of London"
- "‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War.[…]’"
- "Another issue important to my district is human rights, specifically what is happening in China. My district includes San Francisco's famous Chinatown, and many of my constituents were deeply concerned—as was I—when the Chinese government began to crack down on protesters who were demonstrating peacefully in Beijing and throughout China. Huge demonstrations led to the Tiananmen Square massacre, where more than two thousand people who had dared to speak out against the government were killed and many more injured. The massacre was followed by even more suppression and imprisonment of protesters."
- "the Lake District in Cumbria"
- "South Oxfordshire District Council"
- "A county districted for voting purposes."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
- Transitive verb
- Obsolete
- Informal
Inflected Forms
districts (plural)
districts (present, singular)
districting (participle, present)
districted (participle, past)
districted (past)
more district (comparative)
most district (superlative)
the District (canonical)