Definition & Meaning of "district"in English

District

an area of a city or country with given official borders used for administrative purposes

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Simple

Countable

Plural form

districts

Examples

The downtown district is known for its skyscrapers and bustling streets.

to district

regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Grammatical Information

Composition

derived

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

district

3rd person singular

districts

Present participle

districting

Past simple

districted

Past participle

districted

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