district

district
noun

an area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic
地区；区域
a coal-mining district.
煤矿区。
■[often as modifier]a region defined for an administrative purpose
行政区
a district health authority.
地区卫生部门。
■(Brit.)a division of a county or region that elects its own councilors
(英)（郡或区以下的）选区

verb

[with obj.](N. Amer.)divide into areas
(北美)把…划分成区
[as noun districting]the province's system of electoral districting.
该省的选区划分方法。

语源

early 17th cent. (denoting the territory under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord): from French, from medieval Latin districtus ('territory of) jurisdiction', from Latin distringere 'draw apart'

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