Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urban district

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
ur-ban dis-trict
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a type of local government district, which was created in 1894 in urbanised areas of England and Wales outside boroughs, and in 1898 in Ireland. Abolished in 1974 except those in the Republic of Ireland, which were retitled as towns in 2002.

Inflected Forms

urban districts (plural)

Phrases

rural district urban sanitary district

Frequently Paired Words

rural district UDC urban sanitary district

Questions

What does urban district mean?
a type of local government district, which was created in 1894 in urbanised areas of England and Wales outside boroughs, and in 1898 in Ireland. Abolished in 1974 except those in the Republic of Ireland, which were retitled as towns in 2002.

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