district

district
dis•trict
[[t]ˈdɪs trɪkt[/t]] n.
1) gov a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes
2) a region or locality
3) to divide into districts
Etymology: 1605–15; (< F) < ML distrīctus exercise of justice, (area of) jurisdiction, der. (with L -tus suffix of v. action) of L distringere to stretch out (see distrain)

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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