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• dis|trict-heat|ed — «DIHS trihkt HEE tihd», adjective. supplied by or using district heating: »In the City of Winnipeg, Canada…the business area has been district heated for nearly half a century (New Scientist) …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|trict — «DIHS trihkt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a part of a larger area; region: »The leading farming district of the United States is in the Middle West. They lived in a fashionable district of the city. SYNONYM(S): locality, quarter. 2. a part of a country,… …   Useful english dictionary

• re|dis|trict — «ree DIHS trihkt», –v.t., v.i. U.S. to divide into districts again, often for voting purposes: »to redistrict a state or county. A “radical redistricting” of school zones…would provide in each school a percentage quota of Negroes and whites in… …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|dis|trict — «SUHB DIHS trihkt», noun. a division or subdivision of a district …   Useful english dictionary

• Districtof Columbia — Dis·trict of Columbia (dĭsʹtrĭkt ) Abbr. DC or D.C. A federal district of the eastern United States on the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland. Coextensive with the city of Washington, it was established by congressional acts of 1790 and… …   Universalium

• district nurse — dis·trict nurse .dis trikt n Brit a qualified nurse who is employed by a local authority to visit and treat patients in their own homes compare VISITING NURSE * * * a trained nurse with special training in domiciliary services, usually employed… …   Medical dictionary

• district — dis|trict W2S3 [ˈdıstrıkt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : 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; DISTRESS1] 1.) an area of a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• district — dis|trict [ dıstrıkt ] noun count *** 1. ) an area of a town or country: They live in one of the most exclusive districts of Paris. the new financial district 2. ) one of the areas into which town or country is divided for official purposes:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• district — dis•trict [[t]ˈdɪs trɪkt[/t]] n. 1) gov a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes 2) a region or locality 3) to divide into districts • Etymology: 1605–15; (< F)… …   From formal English to slang

• district attorney — dis′trict attor′ney n. law an officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a specified district • Etymology: 1780–90, amer …   From formal English to slang