Saturday, April 27, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: district

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* Italian: {{t+|it|distretto|m}}

  

* Italian: {{t+|it|distretto|m}}
 

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* Japanese: {{t|ja|郭|tr=くるわ, kuruwa|sc=Jpan}}
 

* Khmer: {{t+|km|ស្រុក|sc=Khmr|tr=srok}}

  

* Khmer: {{t+|km|ស្រុក|sc=Khmr|tr=srok}}
 

* Latvian: {{t|lv|novads|m}}, {{t|lv|rajons|m}}

  

* Latvian: {{t|lv|novads|m}}, {{t|lv|rajons|m}}

Latest revision as of 00:52, 28 April 2013

Contents

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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").

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[edit] Noun

district (plural districts)

  1. An administrative division of an area.
    the Soho district of London
  2. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
    the Lake District in Cumbria

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administrative division

area or region

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[edit] Verb

district (third-person singular simple present districts, present participle districting, simple past and past participle districted)

  1. (transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.

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[edit] Noun

district n (plural districten, diminutive districtje)

  1. district

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[edit] Etymology

Borrowing from French district, from Medieval Latin districtus ("a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction"), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringō, distringere ("draw asunder, compel, distrain"), from dis- ("apart") + stringō, stringere ("draw tight, strain").

[edit] Noun

district m (plural districts)

  1. district
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