Found 4 items, similar to District.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: district distrik
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: district distrik, jajahan, kawasan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: district district n : a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: territory, territorial dominion, dominion] district v : regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns [syn: zone]
English → English (gcide) Definition: District District \Dis"trict\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. & vb. n. Districting.] To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives. [1913 Webster] District \Dis"trict\, a. [L. districtus, p. p.] Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Punishing with the rod of district severity. --Foxe. [1913 Webster] District \Dis"trict\, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. [1913 Webster] To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not exceeding ten miles square. --The Constitution of the United States. [1913 Webster] 3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. [1913 Webster] These districts which between the tropics lie. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] Congressional district. See under Congressional. District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or district court. District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district. District judge, one who presides over a district court. District school, a public school for the children within a school district. [U.S.] Syn: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region; country. [1913 Webster]