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Definition of: district
(dis′trikt) noun
1. A portion of territory specially set off or defined, as for judicial, political, educational, or other purposes.
2. A subdivision of the United States or of one State having its own Federal or State court.
3. Any region of space; a tract. See synonyms under LAND.
—v.t. To divide into districts. [<MF <Med. L districtus jurisdiction <L distringere. See DISTRAIN.]
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