/ ˈdɪstrɪkt; NAmE / noun
1.
an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features :
the City of London's financial district
2.
one of the areas which a country, town or state is divided into for purposes of organization, with official boundaries (= borders) :
a tax / postal district
a school district
congressional districts
district councils
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WORD 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.