Definition

1. Noun:

   • A region or area of a country, city, or town that is officially defined for administrative, governmental, or other specific purposes. It often has its own local authority or distinctive character.
   • An area defined by a particular feature or use, such as a shopping district or a historic district.

2. Verb:

   • To divide or organize an area into official districts.
   • (Specifically in urban planning) To regulate housing or land use within a certain area of a town or city.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • She lives in a quiet residential district of the city.
  • The financial district is full of skyscrapers and banks.
  • The city is divided into ten electoral districts.

• Verb:

  • The city council voted to district the new suburban areas for better management.
  • The local government has the authority to district certain zones for industrial use only.

Advanced Usage

• "To redistrict": To divide or organize an area into districts again, especially for political purposes like changing electoral boundaries.
  • The state legislature must redistrict every ten years after the census.

Variants and Related Words

• District Attorney (n.): A public official who acts as prosecutor for a specific district or county.

  • The District Attorney presented the evidence to the grand jury.

• School District (n.): A geographical unit for the local administration of public schools.

  • Property taxes often fund the local school district.

• Congressional District (n.): An electoral constituency that elects a single member to a congress.

  • She is running to represent the 5th Congressional District.

Synonyms

• Area: A region or part of a town, country, or the world.
• Region: A large area of land, usually without precise boundaries.
• Zone: An area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use.
• Sector: A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society, or a geographical area.
• Quarter: A district or community within a city or town.

Related Phrases

• District court: A court of law that handles cases within a specific judicial district.

  • The case was heard in the federal district court.

• District nurse: (Chiefly British) A nurse who provides healthcare within a specific community area.

  • The district nurse visits elderly patients at home.

Idioms

• "To gerrymander a district": To manipulate the boundaries of an electoral district to favor one party or class.
  • The political party was accused of trying to gerrymander the district to secure more seats.

Noun

1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

Verb

1. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns