district : Idioms & Phrases

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administrative district

  • noun a district defined for administrative purposes
    territorial division; administrative division.
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bathyal district

  • noun the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
    bathyal zone; continental slope.
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border district

  • noun district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
    march; marchland; borderland.
    • the Welsh marches between England and Wales
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business district

  • noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
    downtown.
    • the heart of Birmingham's downtown
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city district

  • noun a district of a town or city
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Congressional district

  • noun a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
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  • . See under Congressional.
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District attorney

  • noun an official prosecutor for a judicial district
    DA.
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  • the prosecuting officer of a district or district court.
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District court

  • a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district.
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District judge

  • one who presides over a district court.
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district line

  • noun the boundary between two districts
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district manager

  • noun a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district
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district of columbia

  • noun the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
    DC; D.C..
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District school

  • a public school for the children within a school district. U.S.
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election district

  • noun one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place
    voting precinct.
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federal district

  • noun a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
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lake district

  • noun a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
    Lakeland.
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red-light district

  • noun a district with many brothels
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residential district

  • noun a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
    residential area; community.
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School district

  • noun a district whose public schools are administered together
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  • a division of a town or city for establishing and conducting schools. U.S.
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tenement district

  • noun a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses
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