district

[US]/ˈdɪstrɪkt/
[UK]/ˈdɪstrɪkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. area; administrative division; locality.

Phrases & Collocations

business district

residential district

downtown district

shopping district

urban district

district government

district court

industrial district

central business district

school district

lake district

financial district

commercial district

district heating

district council

district of columbia

administrative district

district attorney

suburban district

district cooling

federal district

district board

Example Sentences

a district health authority.

a district sparsely inhabited

The district is fertile of wheat.

This district is contiguous to the border.

a sleepless district of the city.

walk the financial district of a city.

The people in this district keep the Sabbath.

canvass a district for votes

in the Lungfeng Nunnery in the North Third District

it is our custom to visit the Lake District in October.

the district is patrolled day and night.

the museums in the district are well worth a visit.

drain a district of its resources

The map was a crazy quilt of districts and precincts.

Is radio reception good in your district?

a honky-tonk district; honky-tonk entertainers.

a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears.

Real-world Examples

Meaning, the decisions up to individual school districts.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

Oh, your district. What about your family?

Source: S03

The attack happened in the busy opera district.

Source: BBC Listening May 2018 Compilation

Local parents in the tatty surrounding district agree.

Source: The Economist - International

Oh, yes. We're only an outlying district.

Source: When the Wind Blows Selected

After dark, the place to be is the Shibuya district.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

After the 1940 census, New York had 45 Congressional districts.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2021 Collection

More than 3,500 people died in Tamang's district alone.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

Denver public schools like several other districts in Colorado were closed.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

Many school districts are signing contracts with private companies.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

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