Definition of district

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District (n.) Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.

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Distriction :: Distriction (n.) Sudden display; flash; glitter.
Shire :: Shire (n.) A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire..
Gerrymander :: Gerrymander (v. t.) To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent..
Hunt :: Hunt (n.) A district of country hunted over.
Cantonize :: Cantonize (v. i.) To divide into cantons or small districts.
Wool-hall :: Wool-hall (n.) A trade market in the woolen districts.
Township :: Township (n.) The district or territory of a town.
Police :: Police (n.) A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough..
Water-white :: Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst..
Demarch :: Demarch (n.) A chief or ruler of a deme or district in Greece.
Elvan :: Elvan (a.) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course..
Dominion :: Dominion (n.) That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions..
Register :: Register (n.) A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title..
Intendancy :: Intendancy (n.) A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant.
Calabar :: Calabar (n.) A district on the west coast of Africa.
District :: District (v. t.) To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives..
Bordelais :: Bordelais (a.) Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district around Bordeaux..
Sircar :: Sircar (n.) A district or province; a circar.
Limiter :: Limiter (n.) A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district..
Wapinschaw :: Wapinschaw (n.) An exhibition of arms. according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; -- formerly made at certain seasons in each district..
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