district
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,960 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,558 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a region marked off for administrative or other purposes also: territory, territorial dominion, dominion
verb
- regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns also: zone
district in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But what are you doing in the shopping district?
The Eternal Feminine · Carolyn Wells · Chapter 2
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A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
Demetrius: A Play · Friedrich Schiller · Chapter 2
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Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.
Where Love Is There God Is Also · Leo, graf Tolstoy · Chapter 1
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The enrolling officer of Salisbury district, Maryland, was very active and thorough in the performance of his duty.
The American Joe Miller · Robert [Compiler] Kempt · Chapter 2
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The surrounding district held all the requirements of one, but they did not happen to be placed near enough to one another.
'Lizbeth of the Dale · Mary Esther Miller MacGregor · Chapter 2