a. | 1. | Rigorous; stringent; harsh. | |||||||||||||||
n. | 1. | (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. | |||||||||||||||
2. | A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; | ||||||||||||||||
3. | Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.
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v. t. | 1. | To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; |
Noun | 1. | district - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
Verb | 1. | district - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns Synonyms: zone |
DISTRICT. A certain portion of the country, separated from the rest for some special purposes. The United States are divided into judicial districts, in each of which is established a district court; they are also divided into election districts; collection districts, &c.
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