Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

historic district

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: his-toric dis-trict
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A section of a city or town which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons.

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

historic districts (plural)

Questions

What does historic district mean?: A section of a city or town which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons.

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