dis ‧ trict S3 W2 /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Medieval Latin districtus 'area under control of a lord or judge' , from districtus 'taken hold of, forced' , from the past participle of Latin distringere ; ⇨ ↑ distress 1 ]
1 . an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features
rural/financial/theatre etc district
a house in a pleasant suburban district
2 . an area of a country, city etc that has official borders:
a postal district
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + district
▪ a rural district (=in the countryside)
There are few schools in the rural districts of Bangladesh.
▪ an urban district (=in a town)
In 1911 over three-quarters of the British people lived in urban districts.
▪ the surrounding districts (=in the area around or next to something)
The market attracts farmers from the surrounding district.
▪ a financial/business/commercial district (=where there are a lot of banks and other businesses)
He works in San Francisco’s financial district.
▪ a shopping district
The bomb exploded in a crowded shopping district.
▪ an entertainment district (=where there are a lot of bars, clubs etc)
Visitors to Roppongi, Tokyo’s entertainment district, come to experience the latest fashions and have fun.
▪ a theatre district British English , a theater district AmE:
The restaurant is located in the middle of New York’s theater district.
▪ a residential district (=where people live rather than work)
It is one of Paris’ most exclusive residential districts.
▪ a poor/wealthy district (=where a lot of people are poor/rich)
He lived in one of London’s poorest districts.
▪ a slum district (=where poor people live in very bad conditions)
Rats were running all over the slum districts.
▪ a fashionable district (=popular with rich or well-known people)
Brompton became a fashionable district to live in.
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THESAURUS
▪ area a part of a town or country, or of the world:
They live in a very wealthy area.
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coastal areas
▪ region a large area of a country or the world:
the northwest region of Russia
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desert regions
▪ zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way:
a war zone
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a no-parking zone
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We crossed two different time zonesareas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.
▪ district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens:
the Chelsea district of Manhattan
| the business/financial/theatre etc district :
the financial district of London
▪ neighbourhood British English , neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live:
a friendly neighbourhood
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There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.
▪ suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live:
a suburb of Boston
▪ quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live:
the French quarter of New Orleans
▪ slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live:
He grew up in the slums of East London.
▪ ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live:
a black baby born in the ghetto