亚洲网紅露点

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district

[ dis-trikt ]

noun

  1. a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
  2. a region or locality:

    the theater district; the Lake District.

  3. British. a subdivision of a county or a town.
  4. the District, the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C.


verb (used with object)

  1. to divide into districts.

district

/ 藞诲瑟蝉迟谤瑟办迟 /

noun

    1. an area of land marked off for administrative or other purposes
    2. ( as modifier )

      district nurse

  1. a locality separated by geographical attributes; region
  2. any subdivision of any territory, region, etc
  3. (in England from 1974 and in Wales 1974鈥96) any of the subdivisions of the nonmetropolitan counties that elects a council responsible for local planning, housing, rates, etc See also metropolitan district
  4. (in Scotland until 1975) a landward division of a county
  5. (in Scotland 1975鈥96) any of the subdivisions of the regions that elected a council responsible for environmental health services, housing, etc
  6. any of the 26 areas into which Northern Ireland has been divided since 1973. Elected district councils are responsible for environmental health services, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to divide into districts
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈苍顎卼别谤路诲颈蝉顎僼谤颈肠迟 adjective
  • 辞耻迟顎僤颈蝉顎卼谤颈肠迟 noun
  • 辫谤别路诲颈蝉顎僼谤颈肠迟 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of district1

First recorded in 1605鈥15; from French, from Medieval Latin 诲颈蝉迟谤墨肠迟耻蝉 鈥渆xercise of justice, restraining of offenders,鈥 derivative of Latin distringere 鈥渢o stretch out; detain, occupy,鈥 equivalent to di- suffix of separation + strig- (base of stringere 鈥渢o bind, tie鈥) + -tus suffix of verbal action; distrain, di- 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of district1

C17: from Medieval Latin districtus area of jurisdiction, from Latin distringere to stretch out; see distrain
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From the Southgate Centre, on the city鈥檚 southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.

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James Forrester, who lives in the battleground Calgary Centre district, told the BBC he had traditionally voted Conservative but has leaned left in recent years.

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It鈥檚 unclear whether the case has been turned over to the Los Angeles County district attorney鈥檚 office, which has the final say on filing criminal charges.

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And it comes two weeks after the California Department of Education defended the legality of DEI efforts in a letter to school district superintendents.

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Liverpool BID Company includes two business improvement districts in the city centre and represents more than 800 businesses in Liverpool.

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