Definition of Districts. Meaning of Districts. Synonyms of Districts

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Definition of Districts

District
District Dis"trict, a. [L. districtus, p. p.] Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs.] Punishing with the rod of district severity. --Foxe.
District
District Dis"trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.] 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; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not exceeding ten miles square. --The Constitution of the United States. 3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. These districts which between the tropics lie. --Blackstone. Congressional district. See under Congressional. District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or district court. District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district. District judge, one who presides over a district court. District school, a public school for the children within a school district. [U.S.] Syn: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region; country.
District
District Dis"trict, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. & vb. n. Districting.] To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.

Meaning of Districts from wikipedia

- a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states...
- The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is divided into 38 districts. Districts are the major administrative divisions of a state and are further sub-divided into...
- districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate...
- Districts circa 1894 Districts from 2003 to 2013 Districts from 2013 to 2017 Districts from 2017 to 2023 Florida's at-large congressional district Florida...
- administrative districts. At the time of separation from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh originally had 16 districts. Two new districts: Bi****ur and Narayanpur...
- of 31 December 2018[update] there were 878 districts (amphoe) in Thailand. This table lists those districts, and the provinces (changwat) of Thailand and...
- Currently, the number of districts in the state is 55. and Of these Mauganj, Pandhurna & Maihar are newly created districts. 2 districts, Chachaura and Nagda...
- (cities, towns, and districts) are listed below, by province. Cities , muni****l cities and towns are italicised, urban districts are underlined while...
- This is a list of school districts in California. California school districts are of several varieties, usually a Unified district, which includes all of...
- congressional districts United States congressional delegations from Maryland Ingraham, Christopher. "America's most gerrymandered congressional districts". The...