quận
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Definition
- Noun:
- District: An administrative unit within a major city (e.g., Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City), comprising several wards (phường). It is equivalent to a rural district (huyện).
- District (historical): An administrative region in feudal Vietnam, particularly during periods of Chinese domination.
- District (historical): An administrative unit below the provincial level, equivalent to a district (huyện), used in South Vietnam before 1975.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy sống ở quận Ba Đình, Hà Nội. (She lives in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.)
- Quận Giao Chỉ là một đơn vị hành chính thời xưa. (Giao Chi District was an administrative unit in ancient times.)
- Ủy ban nhân dân quận đã ra thông báo mới. (The District People's Committee has issued a new announcement.)
Advanced Usage
- "quận lỵ": district town; the seat of a district's administration.
- Thị trấn này là quận lỵ của quận. (This town is the district seat.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quận công (n, historical): Duke; a high-ranking feudal title.
- Ông ấy được phong tước quận công. (He was conferred the title of Duke.)
Synonyms
- District: An administrative division of a city or region.
- Administrative division: A defined area for governance purposes.
Related Terms
- Phường: Ward; a subdivision of a city district ().
- Huyện: District; an administrative unit for rural areas, equivalent to an urban .
- Tỉnh: Province; a larger administrative unit containing multiple districts ().
noun
- district
- quận lỵdistrict town