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61district — I. DISTRICT. subst. masc. Section de la France dans la division qui en fut faite par la C. de 1791: chaque Département étoit partagé en un certain nombre de Districts. Voyez Département. II. DISTRICT. s. mas. Terme de Pratique. Étendue de… …
62district — dis|trict W2S3 [ˈdıstrıkt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Medieval Latin districtus area under control of a lord or judge , from districtus taken hold of, forced , from the past participle of Latin distringere; DISTRESS1] 1.) an area of a… …
63district — dis|trict [ dıstrıkt ] noun count *** 1. ) an area of a town or country: They live in one of the most exclusive districts of Paris. the new financial district 2. ) one of the areas into which town or country is divided for official purposes:… …
64district*/*/*/ — [ˈdɪstrɪkt] noun [C] 1) an area of a town or country They live in one of the most exclusive districts of Paris.[/ex] the new financial district[/ex] 2) one of the areas into which a town or country is divided for official purposes Schools in the… …
65district — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin districtus jurisdiction, district, from distringere to distrain more at distrain Date: 1611 1. a. a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes) b. the… …
66DISTRICT — n. m. Dans l’ancienne France, étendue de juridiction. Un juge ne peut juger hors de son district. Il s’est dit aussi de Chacune des divisions principales d’un département. Chef lieu de district. On dit aujourd’hui ARRONDISSEMENT. Il se dit… …
67District — Der Begriff Bezirk (v. mittelhochdt.: zirc aus lat.: circulus Kreis) bezeichnet ein abgegrenztes Gebiet, einen Landstrich, eine Region, insbesondere aber eine hierarchische Gliederungstufe der Verwaltungsgliederung Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …
68district — 1. noun a) An administrative division of an area. the Soho district of London b) An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature …
69district — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, abode, airspace, apportion, archbishopric, archdiocese, area, arrondissement, bailiwick, bearings, belt, bench mark, bishopric, borough, canton, city, commune, community, confines, congressional district,… …
70district — [17] District started life as the past participle of the verb which gave English distrain [13] and strain. It came via French district from medieval Latin districtus; this meant literally ‘seized, compelled’, and hence was used as a noun in the… …
