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district

N เขต เขตแดน บริเว ณ อาณาบริเว ณ แขวง ตำบล locality territory neighborhood kad

district

VT กำหนด อาณาเขต แบ่ง อาณาเขต แบ่ง เขตแดน kam-nod-ar-na-kad

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISTRICT

n.[L., to press hard, to bind. See Distrain. ] 1. Properly, a limited extent of country; a circuit within which power, right or authority may be exercised, and to which it is restrained; a word applicable to any portion of land or country, or to any part of a city or town, which is defined by law or agreement. A governor, a prefect, or a judge may have his district. Some of the states are divided into districts for the choice of senators, representatives or electors. Cities and towns are divided into districts for various purposes, as for school, etc. The United States are divided into districts for the collection of the revenue.
2. A region; a territory within given lines; as the district of the earth which lies between the tropics, or that which is north of a polar circle.
3. A region; a country; a portion of territory without very definite limits; as the districts of Russia covered by forest.

DISTRICT

v.t.To divide into districts or limited portions of territory. Legislatures district states for the choice of senators. In New England, towns are districted for the purpose of establishing and managing schools.

DISTRICT-COURT

n.A court which has cognizance of certain causes within a district defined by law. The district-courts of the United States are courts of subordinate jurisdiction.

DISTRICT-JUDGE

n.The judge of a district-court.

DISTRICT-SCHOOL

n.A school within a certain district of a town.

DISTRICTED

pp. Divided into districts or definite portions.

DISTRICTING

ppr. Dividing into limited or definite portions.

DISTRICTION

n.Sudden display. [Unusual. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISTRICT

Dis "trict, a. Etym: [L. districtus, p. p.]

Defn: Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs. ] Punishing with the rod of district severity. Foxe.

DISTRICT

Dis "trict, n. Etym: [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p.p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain. ]

1. (Feudal Law )

Defn: The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.

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. To exercise exclusive legislation. .. over such district not exceeding ten miles square. The Constitution of the United States.

3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. These districts which between the tropics lie. Blackstone. 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.

DISTRICT

Dis "trict, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Districted; p. pr. & vb. n.Districting. ]

Defn: To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.

DISTRICTION

Dis *tric "tion, n. Etym: [L. districtio a stretching out. ]

Defn: Sudden display; flash; glitter. [R.] A smile. .. breaks out with the brightest distriction. Collier.

DISTRICTLY

DISTRICTLY Dis "trict *ly, adv.

Defn: Strictly. [Obs. ] Foxe.

New American Oxford Dictionary

district

dis trict |ˈdistrikt ˈdɪstrɪkt | ▶noun (abbr.: distr. ) an area of a country or city, esp. one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic: an elegant shopping district. • a region defined for an administrative purpose: the city school district. • (the District ) the District of Columbia; Washington, DC. ▶verb [ with obj. ] divide into districts. ORIGIN 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. ’

district attorney

dis trict at tor ney |ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni |(abbr.: DA ) ▶noun a public official who acts as prosecutor for the state or the federal government in court in a particular district.

district auditor

dis |trict audi |tor ▶noun (in the UK ) a civil servant responsible for auditing the accounts of local authorities.

district court

dis trict court |ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt | ▶noun a state of federal trial court.

district heating

dis |trict heat |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the supply of heat or hot water from one source to a district or a group of buildings.

district nurse

dis |trict nurse ▶noun (in the UK ) a nurse who visits and treats patients in their homes, operating in a specific area or in association with a particular general practice surgery or health centre.

District of Columbia

Dis trict of Co lum bi a |dɪstrɪktəvˈkəlʌmbiə |(abbr.: DC ) a federal district of the US, coextensive with the city of Washington, on the Potomac River with boundaries on the states of Virginia and Maryland.

district surgeon

dis |trict sur |geon ▶noun (in South Africa ) a doctor appointed to serve a particular district.

Oxford Dictionary

district

dis |trict |ˈdɪstrɪkt | ▶noun an area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity: a coal-mining district. • [ often as modifier ] a region defined for an administrative purpose: a district health authority. • Brit. a division of a county or region that elects its own councillors. ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. divide into areas: (as noun districting ) : the province's system of electoral districting. ORIGIN 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 ’.

district attorney

district attorney (abbrev.: DA ) ▶noun (in the US ) a public official who acts as prosecutor for the state in a particular district.

district auditor

dis |trict audi |tor ▶noun (in the UK ) a civil servant responsible for auditing the accounts of local authorities.

district court

dis |trict court ▶noun (in most US jurisdictions ) the federal or state trial court.

district heating

dis |trict heat |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the supply of heat or hot water from one source to a district or a group of buildings.

district nurse

dis |trict nurse ▶noun (in the UK ) a nurse who visits and treats patients in their homes, operating in a specific area or in association with a particular general practice surgery or health centre.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia |dɪstrɪktəvˈkəlʌmbiə |(abbrev.: DC ) a federal district of the US, coextensive with the city of Washington, situated on the Potomac River with boundaries on the states of Virginia and Maryland.

district surgeon

dis |trict sur |geon ▶noun (in South Africa ) a doctor appointed to serve a particular district.

American Oxford Thesaurus

district

district noun the most respected contractor in our district: neighborhood, area, region, locality, locale, community, quarter, sector, zone, territory; ward; informal neck of the woods.

Oxford Thesaurus

district

district noun the business district of Manila: neighbourhood, area, region, place, locality, locale, community, quarter, sector, vicinity, zone, territory, block, part, spot, patch, domain; administrative division, ward, parish, constituency, department; informal neck of the woods; Brit. informal manor; N. Amer. informal turf.

French Dictionary

district

district n. m. nom masculin Division territoriale, administrative. : Des districts judiciaires. Prononciation Les lettres ct se prononcent, [distrikt ]; le nom rime avec strict

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

district

dis trict /dɪ́strɪkt /〖原義は「引き離された (地域 )」〗名詞複～s /-ts /C 1 (ある特定の機能特徴を持った )地域 , 地方, 街 (→area 類義 )▸ a shopping district 商店街 ▸ a rural district 田舎 ▸ a financial district 金融街 ▸ a working-class district of Berlin ベルリンの労働者階級地区 ▸ a business district 商業区域 2 (行政司法上などの目的で区分された )地区 , 区域, … 区, 管区 ;｟英｠(countyを分けた )郡 ▸ a school district 学区 ▸ an election [electoral ] district 選挙区 (!constituencyが普通 ) ▸ a police district 警察の所轄区域 ▸ a postal district 郵便区動詞他動詞｟米｠…を区域 [地区 ]に分ける .～̀ att ó rney ｟米｠〖しばしばD - A- 〗地方検事 (｟略｠DA, D.A.).～̀ c ó uncil ｟英｠〖時にD - C- 〗地区評議会 .～̀ c ó urt ｟米｠連邦地方裁判所 .～̀ h é ating 地域暖房 .～̀ n ú rse ｟英｠地区 (訪問 )看護師〘指定された地区の患者を訪問看護する〙.D -̀ of Col ú mbia 〖the ～〗コロンビア特別区〘米国の首都Washingtonの所在地でどの州にも属さない米国議会の直轄地; ｟略｠Washington, DC; DCともいう〙.～̀ v í sitor ｟英｠分教区世話人 .