Added 9 October 2026
district
/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/ noun
In Latin: pāgus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about district at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A region marked off for administrative or other purposes.
verb
Origin
From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.
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