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Definition: District |
DistrictAdjective1. Applicable to or serving the needs of a particular district; "the district courts". Noun1. A region marked off for administrative or other purposes. Verb1. Regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "district" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Building & Civil Engineering | According to K. Lynch, medium-to-large sections of a city, conceived of as having two-dimensional extent, which are immediately identifiable to the inhabitants and which usually have local names. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | Decentralised and independent unity of local administration and self-government with supervision over elections. Source: European Union. (references) |
Immigration | Geographic areas into which the United States and its territories are divided for the Immigration and Naturalization Service's field operations or one of three overseas offices located in Rome, Bangkok, and Mexico City. Each District Office, headed by a District Director, has a specified service area that may include part of a state, an entire state, or many states. District Offices are where most INS field staff are located. District Offices are responsible for providing certain immigration services and benefits to people resident in their service area, and for enforcing immigration laws in that jurisdiction. Certain applications are filed directly with District Offices, many kinds of interviews are conducted at these Offices, and INS staff is available to answer questions, provide forms, etc. (references) |
Law | The area of the State represented by a legislator. Each district is determined by population and is known by a number. There are 40 Senate districts and 80 Assembly districts. (references) |
Mining | A. In the States and Territories of the United States west of the Missouri River (prior to 1880), a vaguely bounded and temporary division and organization made by the inhabitants of a mining region. b. A limited area of underground workings c. A coal mine is generally divided into sections or districts for purposes of ventilation and daily supervision d. An underground section of a coal mine served by its own roads andventilation ways; a section of a coal mine. (references) |
Public Administration | A portion of territory marked off or defined for some special administrative or official purpose. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Statistics State: Saxony Adm. Region: Dresden Capital: Bautzen Area: 955 km² Inhabitants: 161,600 (year) pop. density: 169 inh./km² Car identification: BZ Website: landkreis-bautzen.de Map Bautzen is a district in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the Czech Republic and the districts of Sächsische Schweiz, Kamenz, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Löbau-Zittau.
History
Historically most of the Upper Lusatia belonged to Bohemia. After the end of the Thirty Years' War it became a part of Saxony. Only the small town of Schirgiswalde remained Bohemian until 1809.
The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Bautzen and Bischofswerda.
The district's arms are identical to the arms of the margravate of Upper Lusatia. The coat of arms was established about 1350, when six towns of Upper Lusatia founded a confederacy. This loose alliance became a margravate under the Bohemian crown in 1378.
- Bautzen
- Bischofswerda
- Schirgiswalde
- Weißenberg
- Wilthen
Municipalities
- Burkau
- Crostau
- Cunewalde
- Demitz-Thumitz
- Doberschau-Gaußig
- Eulowitz
- Frankenthal
- Göda
- Großdubrau
- Großharthau
- Großpostwitz
- Guttau
- Hochkirch
- Kirschau
- Königswartha
- Kubschütz
- Malschwitz
- Neschwitz
- Neukirch
- Obergurig
- Puschwitz
- Radibor
- Rammenau
- Schmölln-Putzkau
- Sohland
- Steinigtwolmsdorf
External links
- Official website (German)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bautzen (district)."
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'\Districts' are a form of local government in several countries.
England
Districts are the most recognisable form of local government in large parts of England. For those areas which retain two-tier local government, districts usually form the lower tier of that arrangement, with counties forming the upper tier. Districts tend to have responsibility for a number of areas including:
Each district raises taxes from residents on behalf of itself, and the upper tier authority through the Council Tax. It also raises income from business through the Non-Domestic Rates system, which is co-ordinated nationally.
- tax collection (Council Tax & Non-Domestic Rates)
- Leisure Services
- Refuse collection
- Housing
- Planning
- Arts & Entertainment
- Environmental Health
Germany
A district ("Kreis") is a subdivision of a Regierungsbezirk, an administrative region (or, in those statess that do not contain administrative regions, of a state). See also: list of German districts.
United States
A district is the basic organizational body of the United States Congress. Each state is divided up into a number of districts, ranging from one to 53; the exact number is based on population. Only voters within each district are allowed to vote in the election for the member of the House from that district. Overall, there are 435 districts in the United States; each has roughly 630,000 people, with some variance
Thailand
A district ("amphoe") is a subdivision of a Province ("changwat") in Thailand. Some provinces also contain sub-districts ("king amphoe"), which are smaller then the average district.
Japan
A district (gun in Japanese) is a local administrative unit comprising townss and villagess but not cities. See district (japan) for more complete discription.
See also
- Municipality
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "District."
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The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels which were built by the Metropolitan District Railway and opened in stages between 1868 and 1871. The MDR was later bought by Charles Yerkes, forming part of the "Underground" group until it was nationalised in the 1930s.
Stations
In order from west to east
Richmond branch
- Richmond
- Kew Gardens
- Gunnersbury
Ealing branch
The Richmond and Ealing branches join just west of Turnham Green.
- Ealing Broadway
- Ealing Common
- Acton Town
- Chiswick Park
- Turnham Green
- Stamford Brook
- Ravenscourt Park
- Hammersmith
- Barons Court
- West Kensington
Wimbledon branch
The Wimbledon branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court.
- Wimbledon
- Wimbledon Park
- Southfields
- East Putney
- Putney Bridge
- Parsons Green
- Fulham Broadway
- West Brompton
- Earl's Court
- Gloucester Road
- South Kensington
- Sloane Square
- Victoria
- St James's Park
- Westminster
- Embankment
- Temple
- Blackfriars
- Mansion House
- Cannon Street
- Monument
- Tower Hill
- Aldgate East
- Whitechapel
- Stepney Green
- Mile End
- Bow Road
- Bromley-by-Bow
- West Ham
- Plaistow
- Upton Park
- East Ham
- Barking
- Upney
- Becontree
- Dagenham Heathway
- Dagenham East
- Elm Park
- Hornchurch
- Upminster Bridge
- Upminster
Kensington (Olympia) branch
The Kensington (Olympia) branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court, though trains from it normally run on to the Edgware Road branch.
- Kensington (Olympia)
Edgware Road branch
The Edgware Road branch diverges from the main line east of Earl's Court.
- High Street Kensington
- Notting Hill Gate
- Bayswater
- Paddington
- Edgware Road
Current service pattern
The following off-peak service pattern currently runs on the District line
(tph=trains per hour)
- 6tph Ealing Broadway - Tower Hill
- 6tph Richmond - Upminster
- 6tph Wimbledon - Upminster
- 6tph Wimbledon - Edgware Road
- 4tph Kensington (Olympia) - High Street Kensington
External Links
- http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/district.html
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "District Line."
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Belize is divided into 6 districts.
Districts and principle cities and towns:
- Belize District:
- Belize City (district capital)
- Hattieville
- Ladyville
- San Pedro Town
- Cayo District:
- Belmopan
- Benque Viejo del Carmen
- San Ignacio Cayo (district capital)
- Corozal District:
- Chunox
- Consejo
- Corozal Town (district capital)
- Little Belize
- Louisville
- Patchacan
- Progresso
- Xaibe
- Orange Walk District:
- Carmelita
- Guinea Grass Town
- Orange Walk Town (district capital)
- San Estevan
- San Pablo
- Trial Farm
- Toledo District:
- Monkey River Town
- Punta Gorda (district capital)
- Toledo Settlement
- Stann Creek District:
- Dangriga - formerly known as "Stann Creek Town" (district capital)
- Mullins River
- Placencia
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Districts of Belize."
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The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for Parish/Town councils. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Some counties no longer have county councils, and the components are now independent unitary authorities. These counties are indicated in brackets.Additonally, some districts of county councils have been elevated to unitary authority status. These are listed in brackets under the administrative county they used to be part of. Two of these, Herefordshire and Rutland are listed directly under the region as they are historic counties also.
East of England
- Bedfordshire
- Bedford
- (Luton)
- Mid Bedfordshire
- South Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge
- East Cambridgeshire
- Fenland
- Huntingdonshire
- (Peterborough)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Basildon
- Braintree
- Brentwood
- Castle Point
- Chelmsford
- Epping Forest
- Harlow
- Maldon
- Rochford
- (Southend-on-Sea)
- Tendring
- (Thurrock)
- Uttlesford
- Hertfordshire
- Broxbourne
- Dacorum
- East Hertfordshire
- Hertsmere
- North Hertfordshire
- St Albans
- Stevenage
- Three Rivers
- Watford
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Norfolk
- Breckland
- Broadland
- Great Yarmouth
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- North Norfolk
- Norwich
- South Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Babergh
- Forest Heath
- Ipswich
- Mid Suffolk
- St Edmundsbury
- Suffolk Coastal
- Waveney
East Midlands
- Lincolnshire (see also: Humberside)
- Boston
- East Lindsey
- Lincoln
- North Kesteven
- South Holland
- South Kesteven
- West Lindsey
- Derbyshire
- Amber Valley
- Bolsover
- Chesterfield
- (Derby)
- Derbyshire Dales
- Erewash
- High Peak
- North East Derbyshire
- South Derbyshire
- Leicestershire
- Blaby
- Charnwood
- Harborough
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- (Leicester)
- Melton
- North West Leicestershire
- Oadby and Wigston
- Northamptonshire
- Corby
- Daventry
- East Northamptonshire
- Kettering
- Northampton
- South Northamptonshire
- Wellingborough
- Nottinghamshire
- Ashfield
- Bassetlaw
- Broxlowe
- Gedling
- Mansfield
- Newark and Sherwood
- (Nottingham)
- Rushcliffe
- Rutland
Greater London
See - Greater London Authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- City
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Inner Temple
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Middle Temple
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
North East England
- (Cleveland) - disbanded
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Stockton-on-Tees
- County Durham
- Chester-le-Street
- (Darlington)
- Derwentside
- Durham
- Easington
- Sedgefield
- Teesdale
- Wear Valley
- Northumberland
- Alnwick
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Blyth Valley
- Castle Morpeth
- Tynedale
- Wansbeck
- Tyne and Wear
- Gateshead
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- North Tyneside
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland
North West England
- Cheshire
- Chester
- Congleton
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Ellesmere Port and Neston
- Macclesfield
- Vale Royal
- (Warrington)
- Cumbria
- Allerdale
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Carlisle
- Copeland
- Eden
- South Lakeland
- Lancashire
- (Blackburn with Darwen)
- (Blackpool)
- Burnley
- Chorley
- Fylde
- (Halton)
- Hyndburn
- Lancaster
- Pendle
- Preston
- Ribble Valley
- Rossendale
- South Ribble
- West Lancashire
- Wyre
- Greater Manchester - no county council
- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan
- Merseyside - no county council
- Knowsley
- Liverpool - Liverpool City Council
- St. Helens
- Sefton
- Wirral
South East England
- (Berkshire) - no county council
- Bracknell Forest
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
- Buckinghamshire
- Aylesbury Vale
- Chiltern
- Milton Keynes
- Slough
- South Buckinghamshire
- Wycombe
- East Sussex
- Brighton and Hove
- Eastbourne
- Hastings
- Lewes
- Rother
- Wealden
- Hampshire
- Basingstoke and Deane
- East Hampshire
- Eastleigh
- Fareham
- Gosport
- Hart
- Havant
- (Isle of Wight)
- New Forest
- (Portsmouth)
- Rushmoor
- (Southampton)
- Test Valley
- Winchester
- Kent
- Ashford
- Canterbury
- Dartford
- Dover
- Gravesham
- Maidstone
- Medway
- Sevenoaks
- Shepway
- Swale
- Thanet
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Tunbridge Wells
- Oxfordshire
- Cherwell
- Oxford
- South Oxfordshire
- Vale of White Horse
- West Oxfordshire
- Surrey
- Elmbridge
- Epsom and Ewell
- Guildford
- Mole Valley
- Reigate and Banstead
- Runnymede
- Spelthorne
- Surrey Heath
- Tandridge
- Waverley
- Woking
- West Sussex
- Adur
- Arun
- Chichester
- Crawley
- Horsham
- Mid Sussex
- Worthing
South West England
- (Avon) - abolished
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bristol
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Cornwall
- Caradon
- Cerrick
- Kerrier
- North Cornwall
- Penwith
- Restormel
- Isles of Scilly
- Devon
- East Devon
- Exeter
- Mid Devon
- North Devon
- (Plymouth)
- South Hams
- Teignbridge
- (Torbay)
- Torridge
- West Devon
- Dorset
- Bournemouth
- Christchurch
- East Dorset
- North Dorset
- Poole
- Purbeck
- West Dorset
- Weymouth and Portland
- Gloucestershire
- Cheltenham
- Cotswold
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucester
- Stroud
- Tewkesbury
- Somerset
- Mendip
- Sedgemoor
- South Somerset
- Taunton Deane
- West Somerset
- Wiltshire
- Kennet
- North Wiltshire
- Salisbury
- (Swindon)
- West Wiltshire
West Midlands
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Bridgnorth
- North Shropshire
- Oswestry
- Shrewsbury and Atcham
- South Shropshire
- (Telford and Wrekin)
- Staffordshire
- Cannock Chase
- East Staffs
- Lichfield
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- South Staffordshire
- Stafford
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- (Stoke-on-Trent)
- Tamworth
- Warwickshire
- North Warwickshire
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Rugby
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Warwick
- (West Midlands) - no county council
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Solihull
- Walsall
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire
- Bromsgrove
- Malvern Hills
- Redditch
- Worcester
- Wychavon
- Wyre Forest
Yorkshire and the Humber
- North Yorkshire (see also North-East)
- Craven
- Hambleton
- Harrogate
- Richmondshire
- Ryedale
- Scarborough
- Selby
- (York)
- (South Yorkshire) - no county council
- Barnsley
- Doncaster
- Rotherham
- Sheffield
- (West Yorkshire) - no county council
- Bradford
- Calderdale
- Kirklees
- Leeds
- Wakefield
- (Humberside) - abolished
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston-upon-Hull
- North Lincolnshire
- North East Lincolnshire
See also
- UK topics
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Districts of England."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The territory of Hong Kong is divided in 18 administrative districts:(Population as of 2000)
Hong Kong Island
- Central and Western (274,400)
- Eastern (620,800)
- Southern (282,400)
- Wan Chai (190,300)
Kowloon
- Kowloon City (406,000)
- Kwun Tong (564,700)
- Sham Shui Po (372,200)
- Wong Tai Sin (432,400)
- Yau Tsim Mong (295,700)
New Territories
- Islands (87,800)
- Kwai Tsing (474,600)
- North (294,200)
- Sai Kung (316,000)
- Sha Tin (625,300)
- Tai Po (321,500)
- Tsuen Wan (290,500)
- Tuen Mun (478,600)
- Yuen Long (447,700)
Population density
The population density per district varies from 470 (Islands) to 55,000 (Kwun Tong) per sq. km.
See also: List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
External links
- http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk
- Hong Kong population and area by district: 1999, 2001
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Districts of Hong Kong."
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A district (gun 郡 in Japanese) was the administrative unit during the period from 1890 to 1923, equivalent to the county of the United States, at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. It is still used in the Japanese addressing system to identify towns or villages.See also: Geography of Japan, Japanese addressing system
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Districts of Japan."
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There are 18 Districts (distritos, singular - distrito) in mainland Portugal:
Beyond these there are two autonomous regions (regiões autónomas, singular - região autónoma): the Azores (Açores) and Madeira. Each district is further subdivided into the Municipalities of Portugal.
- Aveiro
- Beja
- Braga
- Bragança
- Castelo Branco
- Coimbra
- Évora
- Faro
- Guarda
- Leiria
- Lisbon (Lisboa)
- Portalegre
- Oporto (Porto)
- Santarém
- Setúbal
- Viana do Castelo
- Vila Real
- Viseu
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Districts of Portugal."
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Statistics State: Hesse Adm. Region: Kassel Capital: Kassel Area: 1,292.77 km² Inhabitants: 245,264 (2002) pop. density: 190 inh./km² Car identification: KS Homepage: http://www.landkreiskassel.de Map Kassel is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Northeim, Göttingen, Werra-Meißner, Schwalm-Eder, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Höxter. The district-free city Kassel is nearly completely sorrounded by the district.
History
1972 the previous districts of Kassel, Hofgeismar and Wolfhagen were merged to form the newly established district of Kassel.
The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse in the top part, as Kassel was the capital of the county of Hesse until 1866, when it moved to Prussia. In the lower part it has three oak leaves taken from the coat of arms of the Hofgeismar district, and a wolf's hook symbolizing the Wolfshagen district.
- Bad Karlshafen
- Baunatal
- Grebenstein
- Hofgeismar
- Immenhausen
- Liebenau
- Naumburg
- Trendelburg
- Vellmar
- Wolfhagen
- Zierenberg
Municipalities
- Ahnatal
- Bad Emstal
- Breuna
- Calden
- Espenau
- Fuldabrück
- Fuldatal
- Habichtswald
- Helsa
- Kaufungen
- Lohfelden
- Nieste
- Niestetal
- Oberweser
- Reinhardshagen
- Schauenburg
- Söhrewald
- Wahlsburg
External links
- Official website (German)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Kassel (district)."
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This is a complete listing of all German districts.
District (Kreis) Bundesland Capital Aachen North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen¹ Ahrweiler Rhineland-Palatinate Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Aichach-Friedberg Bavaria Aichach Alb-Donau Baden-Württemberg Ulm¹ Altenburger Land Thuringia Altenburg Altenkirchen Rhineland-Palatinate Altenkirchen Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Saxony-Anhalt Salzwedel Altötting Bavaria Altötting Alzey-Worms Rhineland-Palatinate Alzey Amberg-Sulzbach Bavaria Amberg¹ Ammerland Lower Saxony Westerstede Anhalt-Zerbst Saxony-Anhalt Zerbst Annaberg Saxony Annaberg-Buchholz Ansbach Bavaria Ansbach¹ Aschaffenburg Bavaria Aschaffenburg¹ Aschersleben-Staßfurt Saxony-Anhalt Aschersleben Aue-Schwarzenberg Saxony Aue Augsburg Bavaria Augsburg¹ Aurich Lower Saxony Aurich Bad Doberan Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Bad Doberan Bad Dürkheim Rhineland-Palatinate Bad Dürkheim Bad Kissingen Bavaria Bad Kissingen Bad Kreuznach Rhineland-Palatinate Bad Kreuznach Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen Bavaria Bad Tölz Bamberg Bavaria Bamberg¹ Barnim Brandenburg Eberswalde Bautzen Saxony Bautzen Bayreuth Bavaria Bayreuth¹ Bentheim Lower Saxony Nordhorn Berchtesgadener Land Bavaria Bad Reichenhall Bergstraße Hesse Heppenheim Bernburg Saxony-Anhalt Bernburg Bernkastel-Wittlich Rhineland-Palatinate Wittlich Biberach Baden-Württemberg Biberach Birkenfeld Rhineland-Palatinate Birkenfeld Bitburg-Prüm Rhineland-Palatinate Bitburg Bitterfeld Saxony-Anhalt Bitterfeld Böblingen Baden-Württemberg Böblingen Bodenseekreis Baden-Württemberg Friedrichshafen Bördekreis Saxony-Anhalt Oschersleben Borken North Rhine-Westphalia Borken Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Baden-Württemberg Freiburg¹ Burgenlandkreis Saxony-Anhalt Naumburg Calw Baden-Württemberg Calw Celle Lower Saxony Celle Cham Bavaria Cham Chemnitzer Land Saxony Glauchau Cleves (Kleve) North Rhine-Westphalia Cleves (Kleve) Cloppenburg Lower Saxony Cloppenburg Coburg Bavaria Coburg¹ Cochem-Zell Rhineland-Palatinate Cochem Coesfeld North Rhine-Westphalia Coesfeld Constance (Konstanz) Baden-Württemberg Constance (Konstanz) Cuxhaven Lower Saxony Cuxhaven Dachau Bavaria Dachau Dahme-Spreewald Brandenburg Lübben Darmstadt-Dieburg Hesse Darmstadt¹ Daun Rhineland-Palatinate Daun Deggendorf Bavaria Deggendorf Delitzsch Saxony Delitzsch Demmin Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Demmin Diepholz Lower Saxony Diepholz Dillingen Bavaria Dillingen Dingolfing-Landau Bavaria Dingolfing Dithmarschen Schleswig-Holstein Heide Döbeln Saxony Döbeln Donau-Ries Bavaria Donauwörth Donnersbergkreis Rhineland-Palatinate Kirchheimbolanden Düren North Rhine-Westphalia Düren Ebersberg Bavaria Ebersberg Eichsfeld Thuringia Heilbad Heiligenstadt Eichstätt Bavaria Eichstätt Elbe-Elster Brandenburg Herzberg Emmendingen Baden-Württemberg Emmendingen Emsland Lower Saxony Meppen Ennepe-Ruhr North Rhine-Westphalia Schwelm Enzkreis Baden-Württemberg Pforzheim¹ Erding Bavaria Erding Erlangen-Höchstadt Bavaria Erlangen¹ Esslingen Baden-Württemberg Esslingen Euskirchen North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen Forchheim Bavaria Forchheim Freiberg Saxony Freiberg Freising Bavaria Freising Freudenstadt Baden-Württemberg Freudenstadt Freyung-Grafenau Bavaria Freyung Friesland Lower Saxony Jever Fulda Hesse Fulda Fürstenfeldbruck Bavaria Fürstenfeldbruck Fürth Bavaria Fürth¹ Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bavaria Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germersheim Rhineland-Palatinate Germersheim Gießen Hesse Gießen Gifhorn Lower Saxony Gifhorn Göppingen Baden-Württemberg Göppingen Goslar Lower Saxony Goslar Gotha Thuringia Gotha Göttingen Lower Saxony Göttingen Greiz Thuringia Greiz Groß-Gerau Hesse Groß-Gerau Günzburg Bavaria Günzburg Güstrow Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Güstrow Gütersloh North Rhine-Westphalia Gütersloh Halberstadt Saxony-Anhalt Halberstadt Hamelin-Pyrmont (Hameln-Pyrmont) Lower Saxony Hamelin (Hameln) Hanover (Hannover) Lower Saxony Hanover (Hannover) Harburg Lower Saxony Winsen Haßberge Bavaria Haßfurt Havelland Brandenburg Rathenow Heidenheim Baden-Württemberg Heidenheim Heilbronn Baden-Württemberg Heilbronn¹ Heinsberg North Rhine-Westphalia Heinsberg Helmstedt Lower Saxony Helmstedt Herford North Rhine-Westphalia Herford Hersfeld-Rotenburg Hesse Bad Hersfeld Hildburghausen Thuringia Hildburghausen Hildesheim Lower Saxony Hildesheim Hochsauerland North Rhine-Westphalia Meschede Hochtaunuskreis Hesse Bad Homburg Hof Bavaria Hof Hohenlohekreis Baden-Württemberg Künzelsau Holzminden Lower Saxony Holzminden Höxter North Rhine-Westphalia Höxter Ilm-Kreis Thuringia Arnstadt Jerichower Land Saxony-Anhalt Burg Kaiserslautern Rhineland-Palatinate Kaiserslautern¹ Kamenz Saxony Kamenz Karlsruhe Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe¹ Kassel Hesse Kassel¹ Kelheim Bavaria Kelheim Kitzingen Bavaria Kitzingen Köthen Saxony-Anhalt Köthen Kronach Bavaria Kronach Kulmbach Bavaria Kulmbach Kusel Rhineland-Palatinate Kusel Kyffhäuserkreis Thuringia Sondershausen Lahn-Dill Hesse Wetzlar Landsberg Bavaria Landsberg Landshut Bavaria Landshut¹ Lauenburg Schleswig-Holstein Ratzeburg Leer Lower Saxony Leer Leipziger Land Saxony Borna Lichtenfels Bavaria Lichtenfels Limburg-Weilburg Hesse Limburg Lindau Bavaria Lindau Lippe North Rhine-Westphalia Detmold Löbau-Zittau Saxony Zittau Lörrach Baden-Württemberg Lörrach Lüchow-Dannenberg Lower Saxony Lüchow Ludwigsburg Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg Ludwigshafen Rhineland-Palatinate Ludwigshafen¹ Ludwigslust Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ludwigslust Lüneburg Lower Saxony Lüneburg Main-Kinzig Hesse Hanau Main-Spessart Bavaria Karlstadt Main-Tauber Baden-Württemberg Tauberbischofsheim Main-Taunus Hesse Hofheim Mainz-Bingen Rhineland-Palatinate Ingelheim Mansfelder Land Saxony-Anhalt Eisleben Marburg-Biedenkopf Hesse Marburg Märkischer Kreis North Rhine-Westphalia Lüdenscheid Märkisch-Oderland Brandenburg Seelow Mayen-Koblenz Rhineland-Palatinate Koblenz¹ Mecklenburg-Strelitz Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Neustrelitz Meißen Saxony Meißen Merseburg-Querfurt Saxony-Anhalt Merseburg Merzig-Wadern Saarland Merzig Mettmann North Rhine-Westphalia Mettmann Miesbach Bavaria Miesbach Miltenberg Bavaria Miltenberg Minden-Lübbecke North Rhine-Westphalia Minden Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Saxony Marienberg Mittweida Saxony Mittweida Mühldorf Bavaria Mühldorf Muldentalkreis Saxony Grimma Munich (München) Bavaria Munich¹ (München) Müritz Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Waren Neckar-Odenwald Baden-Württemberg Mosbach Neuburg-Schrobenhausen Bavaria Neuburg Neumarkt Bavaria Neumarkt Neunkirchen Saarland Neunkirchen Neuss North Rhine-Westphalia Neuss Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim Bavaria Neustadt (Aisch) Neustadt (Waldnaab) Bavaria Neustadt (Waldnaab) Neu-Ulm Bavaria Neu-Ulm Neuwied Rhineland-Palatinate Neuwied Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Saxony Niesky Nienburg Lower Saxony Nienburg Nordfriesland Schleswig-Holstein Husum Nordhausen Thuringia Nordhausen Nordvorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Grimmen Nordwestmecklenburg Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Grevesmühlen Northeim Lower Saxony Northeim Nürnberger Land Bavaria Lauf Oberallgäu Bavaria Sonthofen Oberbergischer Kreis North Rhine-Westphalia Gummersbach Oberhavel Brandenburg Oranienburg Oberspreewald-Lausitz Brandenburg Senftenberg Odenwaldkreis Hesse Erbach Oder-Spree Brandenburg Beeskow Offenbach Hesse Dietzenbach Ohrekreis Saxony-Anhalt Haldensleben Oldenburg Lower Saxony Wildeshausen Olpe North Rhine-Westphalia Olpe Ortenaukreis Baden-Württemberg Offenburg Osnabrück Lower Saxony Osnabrück¹ Ostalbkreis Baden-Württemberg Aalen Ostallgäu Bavaria Marktoberdorf Osterholz Lower Saxony Osterholz-Scharmbeck Osterode Lower Saxony Osterode Ostholstein Schleswig-Holstein Eutin Ostprignitz-Ruppin Brandenburg Neuruppin Ostvorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Anklam Paderborn North Rhine-Westphalia Paderborn Parchim Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Parchim Passau Bavaria Passau¹ Peine Lower Saxony Peine Pfaffenhofen Bavaria Pfaffenhofen Pinneberg Schleswig-Holstein Pinneberg Plön Schleswig-Holstein Plön Potsdam-Mittelmark Brandenburg Belzig Prignitz Brandenburg Perleberg Quedlinburg Saxony-Anhalt Quedlinburg Rastatt Baden-Württemberg Rastatt Ravensburg Baden-Württemberg Ravensburg Recklinghausen North Rhine-Westphalia Recklinghausen Regen Bavaria Regen Regensburg Bavaria Regensburg¹ Rems-Murr Baden-Württemberg Waiblingen Rendsburg-Eckernförde Schleswig-Holstein Rendsburg Reutlingen Baden-Württemberg Reutlingen Rhein-Erft-Kreis North Rhine-Westphalia Bergheim Rheingau-Taunus Hesse Bad Schwalbach Rhein-Hunsrück Rhineland-Palatinate Simmern Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis North Rhine-Westphalia Bergisch-Gladbach Rhein-Lahn Rhineland-Palatinate Bad Ems Rhein-Neckar Baden-Württemberg Heidelberg¹ Rhein-Sieg North Rhine-Westphalia Siegburg Rhön-Grabfeld Bavaria Bad Neustadt Riesa-Großenhain Saxony Großenhain Rosenheim Bavaria Rosenheim¹ Rotenburg Lower Saxony Rotenburg Roth Bavaria Roth Rottal-Inn Bavaria Pfarrkirchen Rottweil Baden-Württemberg Rottweil Rügen Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Bergen Saale-Holzland Thuringia Eisenberg Saale-Orla Thuringia Schleiz Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Thuringia Saalfeld Saalkreis Saxony-Anhalt Halle¹ Saarbrücken Saarland Saarbrücken Saarlouis Saarland Saarlouis Saarpfalz Saarland Homburg Sächsische Schweiz Saxony Pirna Sangerhausen Saxony-Anhalt Sangerhausen Sankt Wendel Saarland Sankt Wendel Schaumburg Lower Saxony Stadthagen Schleswig-Flensburg Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig Schmalkalden-Meiningen Thuringia Meiningen Schönebeck Saxony-Anhalt Schönebeck Schwäbisch Hall Baden-Württemberg Schwäbisch Hall Schwalm-Eder Hesse Homberg Schwandorf Bavaria Schwandorf Schwarzwald-Baar Baden-Württemberg Villingen-Schwenningen Schweinfurt Bavaria Schweinfurt¹ Segeberg Schleswig-Holstein Bad Segeberg Siegen-Wittgenstein North Rhine-Westphalia Siegen Sigmaringen Baden-Württemberg Sigmaringen Soest North Rhine-Westphalia Soest Soltau-Fallingbostel Lower Saxony Bad Fallingbostel Sömmerda Thuringia Sömmerda Sonneberg Thuringia Sonneberg Spree-Neiße Brandenburg Forst Stade Lower Saxony Stade Starnberg Bavaria Starnberg Steinburg Schleswig-Holstein Itzehoe Steinfurt North Rhine-Westphalia Steinfurt Stendal Saxony-Anhalt Stendal Stollberg Saxony Stollberg Stormarn Schleswig-Holstein Bad Oldesloe Straubing-Bogen Bavaria Straubing¹ Südliche Weinstraße Rhineland-Palatinate Landau¹ Südwestpfalz Rhineland-Palatinate Pirmasens¹ Teltow-Fläming Brandenburg Luckenwalde Tirschenreuth Bavaria Tirschenreuth Torgau-Oschatz Saxony Torgau Traunstein Bavaria Traunstein Trier-Saarburg Rhineland-Palatinate Trier¹ Tübingen Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Tuttlingen Baden-Württemberg Tuttlingen Uckermark Brandenburg Prenzlau Uecker-Randow Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Pasewalk Uelzen Lower Saxony Uelzen Unna North Rhine-Westphalia Unna Unstrut-Hainich Thuringia Mühlhausen Unterallgäu Bavaria Mindelheim Vechta Lower Saxony Vechta Verden Lower Saxony Verden Viersen North Rhine-Westphalia Viersen Vogelsbergkreis Hesse Lauterbach Vogtlandkreis Saxony Plauen¹ Waldeck-Frankenberg Hesse Korbach Waldshut Baden-Württemberg Waldshut-Tiengen Warendorf North Rhine-Westphalia Warendorf Wartburgkreis Thuringia Eisenach Weilheim-Schongau Bavaria Weilheim Weimarer Land Thuringia Apolda Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen Bavaria Weißenburg Weißenfels Saxony-Anhalt Weißenfels Weißeritzkreis Saxony Dippoldiswalde Wernigerode Saxony-Anhalt Wernigerode Werra-Meißner Hesse Eschwege Wesel North Rhine-Westphalia Wesel Wesermarsch Lower Saxony Brake Westerwaldkreis Rhineland-Palatinate Montabaur Wetteraukreis Hesse Friedberg Wittenberg Saxony-Anhalt Wittenberg Wittmund Lower Saxony Wittmund Wolfenbüttel Lower Saxony Wolfenbüttel Wunsiedel Bavaria Wunsiedel Würzburg Bavaria Würzburg¹ Zollernalbkreis Baden-Württemberg Balingen Zwickauer Land Saxony Werdau District-free towns (i.e. towns, that are by itself a district) are not included in the list; see also List of German towns.
1 Seat of the district's administration, but not part of the district
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The Peripheries are the subdivision of Greece. There are 13 peripheries, which are further subdivided into 51 Prefectures of Greece.
Peripheries
Beyond these there is one autonomous region, Mount Athos (Ayion Oros - Holy Mountain), a monastic state under Greek sovereignty.
- Attica
- Central Greece:
- Central Macedonia
- Crete
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- Epirus
- Ionian Islands
- North Aegean
- Peloponnesus
- South Aegean
- Thessaly
- West Greece
- West Macedonia
See also: List of subnational entities
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Stade is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the southern banks of the Elbe river, between the city of Hamburg and the river's mouth. Area 1266 km², population 189,200 (1997). The district's capital is Stade.
The western border of the district is the Oste river, a narrow tributary of the Elbe. The land between the Oste and the town of Stade is traditionally called Kehdingen. East of Stade the landscape is called Altes Land (literally "Old Land"). It is characterised by thousands of fruit-trees.
The cultural centres of the district are the towns of Stade and Buxtehude.
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Aerial photo of Washington, DCThe District of Columbia, DC, Washington and Washington, DC are all interchangeable terms for the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America.
It is between Maryland to the northeast and Virginia to the southwest and interrupts their common border. The city contains the historic Federal City and is that part that was originally designed as the National Capitol. It is part of the United States of America but not part of any state. The population, as of the 2000 census, is 572,059. It is in area (but not in population) smaller than the smallest state. It is part of a large metropolitan area together with Baltimore, the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area.
For non-federal and historical geographical information on the District of Columbia, go to the District of Columbia (geography) page.
Washington is the home of numerous national landmarks, sports teams and is a popular tourist destination. The Washington area is also known for its public transportation system known as the Washington Metro or Metro.
Washington serves as the headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States.
Residents of the District vote for the President but do not have voting representation in Congress. Citizens of Washington are represented in the House of Representatives by a non-voting Delegate, who sits on committees and participates in debate, but cannot vote. DC does not have representation in the Senate. Citizens of Washington, DC are thus unique in the world, as citizens of the capital city of every other country have the same representation rights as their fellow citizens.
Flag of Washington, DCThere have been efforts to attain voting representation for many years. These efforts are endorsed by the current Mayor, Anthony Williams and by the current Delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton. As part of the effort, the words "Taxation Without Representation" were added to DC license plates in 2000, and the words "No Taxation Without Representation" were added to the DC flag in 2003. Advocates of statehood who supported these changes have said that they are intended as a protest and to raise awareness in the rest of the country. These measures in particular were chosen because the DC flag is one of the few things under direct local control without requiring approval from Congress.
On a local level, the city is run by an elected Mayor and City Council. The school board has both elected and appointed members. Congress has the right to review and overrule laws created locally, if both houses of Congress reject them.
DC residents pay all federal taxes, such as income tax, as well as local taxes. The Mayor and Council adopt a budget of local money with Congress reserving the right to make any changes.
History
The signing of the Residence Bill on July 16, 1790 established a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia (seat of government) of the United States. Land for the district was given to the federal government by the states of Virginia and Maryland and the city was named after George Washington. On February 27, 1801 the district was placed under the jurisdiction of the United States Congress. The town of Georgetown already existed at the time.By an act of Congress, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia on July 9, 1846 and now is incorporated in Arlington County and a part of the City of Alexandria.
US President Herbert Hoover ordered the United States Army on July 28, 1932 to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans that gathered in Washington, DC to secure promised veteran's benefits early. US troops dispersed the last of the "Bonus Army" the next day.
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on March 29, 1961 which allows residents of Washington, DC to vote for President (popular election) and have their votes count in the electoral college the same as the least populous state, which currently is three(3)
The first 4.6 miles of the Washington, DC subway system opened on March 27, 1976.
Mayor Walter Washington became the first elected Mayor of the District in 1974.
Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug use in an FBI sting on January 18, 1990. He was acquitted of felony charges, but convicted of the misdemeanor of marijuana use.
On January 2, 1991 Sharon Pratt Kelly (elected as Sharon Pratt Dixon but married later that year) was sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance in the USA.
The current Mayor, Anthony Williams, a Yale educated lawyer, became Mayor in 1998. He was reelected in 2002. See List of mayors of Washington, D.C
Geography
Washington is located at 38°54'49" North, 77°0'48" West (38.913611, -77.013222)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 177.0 km² (68.3 mi²). 159.0 km² (61.4 mi²) of it is land and 18.0 km² (6.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 10.16% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 572,059 people, 248,338 households, and 114,235 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,597.3/km² (9,316.4/mi²). There are 274,845 housing units at an average density of 1,728.3/km² (4,476.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 30.78% White, 60.01% African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.66% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.84% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. 7.86% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 248,338 households out of which 19.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.8% are married couples living together, 18.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 54.0% are non-families. 43.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.16 and the average family size is 3.07.
In the city the population is spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $40,127, and the median income for a family is $46,283. Males have a median income of $40,513 versus $36,361 for females. The per capita income for the city is $28,659. 20.2% of the population and 16.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 31.1% are under the age of 18 and 16.4% are 65 or older.
Jefferson Memorial
Colleges and Universities
- American University
- The Catholic University of America
- Corcoran College of Art and Design
- Gallaudet University
- George Washington University
- George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus
- Georgetown University
- Howard University
- National Defense University
- Southeastern University
- Strayer College
- Trinity College
- University of the District of Columbia
Professional Sports Teams
The Washington Redskins (National Football League) do not play in the District of Columbia. They are based in Landover, Maryland. The closest major league baseball team to Washington D.C. is the Baltimore Orioles of Baltimore, Maryland.
- D. C. United, Major League Soccer
- Washington Capitals, National Hockey League
- Washington Freedom, Women's United Soccer Association
- Washington Mystics, Women's National Basketball Association
- Washington Wizards, National Basketball Association
Sites of Interest
Washington is the home of numerous national landmarks and is a popular tourist destination. Landmarks include:
- Blair House
- Jefferson Memorial
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Library of Congress
- Lincoln Memorial
- National Mall
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian Institution
- United States Capitol
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- White House (President's Park)
Airports
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) between Dulles, Virginia, Herndon, Virginia, and Chantilly, Virginia
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia
- Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) near Baltimore, Maryland
External Links
Sources
- http://flagspot.net, http://flagspot.net/flags/us-dc.html - Source for flag image - Flag image made by Mark Sensen
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| DID | English | Densely Inhabited District | Social Sciences |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: DistrictSynonyms: territory (n), zone (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: paneled (mining). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Government | Political district, electoral division, electoral district, bailiwick. |
Region | Noun: region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle; reservation, pale; (limit); compartment, department; clearing. |
Tribunal | Assize, eyre; wardmote, burghmote; barmote; superior courts of Westminster; court of record, court oyer and terminer, court assize, court of appeal, court of error; High court of Judicature, High court of Appeal; Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; Star Chamber; Court of Chancery, Court of King's or Queen's Bench, Court of Exchequer, Court of Common Pleas, Court of Probate, Court of Arches, Court of Admiralty; Lords Justices' court, Rolls court, Vice Chancellor's court, Stannary court, Divorce court, Family court, Palatine court, county court, district court, police court; sessions; quarter sessions, petty sessions; court-leet, court-baron, court of pie poudre, court of common council; board of green cloth. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: District |
| English words defined with "district": administrative district ♦ city district ♦ District attorney, District court, District judge, district manager, District of Columbia ♦ federal district ♦ red-light district, residential district ♦ tenement district. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "district": DISTRICT ADVISER, District Bill, DISTRICT CUSTOMS DIRECTOR, DISTRICT CUSTOMS DIRECTOR, DEPUTY, district director ♦ MANAGER, IRRIGATION DISTRICT ♦ pseudo-voting district ♦ Soil and Water Conservation District, State legislative district ♦ Voting District, Voting District Project. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "district": Yeoman. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "District" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (district), French (circuit, department, district, division, domain, region), Portuguese (district), Romanian (area, district, hundred, neighborhood, neighbourhood, pale, region). |
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Screenplays | My star quarterback comes to me the day before we play against the only team in the district that can kick our ass telling me he doesn't want to play (The Faculty; writing credit: David Wechter; Bruce Kimmel) Why, it's the most exclusive residential district in Florida (The Cocoanuts; writing credit: George S. Kaufman; Morrie Ryskind) In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders (Law & Order; writing credit: Peter Yeldham) Working for the district attorney (Chinatown; writing credit: Robert Towne) Governor of the state of Illinois, United States Marshals Office, 5th District Northern Illinois (The Fugitive; writing credit: Roy Huggins; David Twohy) | |
Lyrics | The judge's wife called up the district attorney (Brown Eyed Handsome Man; performing artist: Chuck Berry) Feel this hit, bangin' in your residential district (Love Is All We Need; performing artist: Mary J. Blige) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mr. District Attorney (1954) The Strange Case of District Attorney M (1930) Soldiers in the Strike District (1902) The District (2000) Police district (1999) | |
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![]() | Night Scene on Patpong Street Entertainment District, Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: CDC. | Chinatown district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 2000. Credit: CDC. | |
![]() | The Point Conception Lighthouse Drawing by Major Hartman Bache, inspectof of the 12th Lighthouse District Hartman Bache was the uncle of Alexander D. Bache, 2nd supt. of the Coast Survey. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Spring reconnaissance in the Broad Pass District After leaving the railroad at Cantwell Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | A site restored by the SW Florida Water Management District and planted by the Tampa Bay Wetland High School Nursery Program. The technique used to plant the smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, is to create a hole in the marsh using a dibble bar and insert the plant plug. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | ![]() | District center of Ponape. Credit: Small World. |
![]() | USDA Rural Development employee, works with NRCS District Conservationist, Osvaldo Longoria at the USDA Service Center in Raymondville, TX.[Slide 2998]. Credit: Ken Hammond. | ![]() | Noe Gerza, NRCS District Conservationist discusses ranch operations with Edinburg, TX landowner and chairman of the Hidalgo Soil & Water Conservation District. [Slide 97CS3001]. Credit: Ken Hammond. |
![]() | Magaly Rodriguez, NRCS, Soil Conservation Tech. from the Yellow River Soil and Water Conservation District uses a transit to mark a field for the construction of a terrace. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Magaly Rodriguez (right), NRCS, Soil Conservation Tech. from the Yellow River Soil and water Conservation District explains the survey marks to John Lundy (left) prior to the construction of a terraced field. Lundy used a contour plow to build the terrace. Credit: USDA. |
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| "Gaslamp District 3" by Erika Thorpe Commentary: "Gaslamp District, San Diego." | "Financial at dawn" by jens karlsson Commentary: "Shot just outside Kioken inc. , financial district, NY." |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; Clause 4: To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; Clause 5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; Clause 6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States; Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads; Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; Clause 9: To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; Clause 10: To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations; Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; Clause 13: To provide and maintain a Navy; Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; Clause 15: To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; Clause 16: To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, byCession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. (reference) |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment VI. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-2016 | The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | At the last term on the affidavits then read and filed with the clerk, a rule was granted in this case, requiring the Secretary of State [note: i.e., James Madison] to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, directing him to deliver to William Marbury his commission as a justice of the peace for the county of Washington, in the district of Columbia. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | All military and semi-military unions formed in the said area by inhabitants of the district shall be immediately disbanded All members of such military organisations who are not domiciled in the said area shall be required to leave it. (reference) |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | In each of the cases other than the Delaware case, a three-judge federal district court denied relief to the plaintiffs on the so-called "separate but equal" doctrine announced by this Court in Plessy v. Ferguson. (reference) |
Roe v. Wade | 1973 | Appellants directly appealed to this Court on the injunctive rulings, and appellee cross-appealed from the District Court's grant of declaratory relief to Roe and Hallford. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | For an hour the (r)gamin had been making, in this peaceful district, the uproar of a fly in a bottle |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The local school district can provide services for a family if the child is three or older. (references) | |
In either case, the local school district, the state education agency, and the local or state health departments should provide referrals for the necessary services. (references) | ||
From 1993 to 1997, 43 states and the District of Columbia reported cases of multidrug-resistant TB. In addition, CDC received numerous reports of outbreaks of MDR-TB in hospitals and prisons. (references) | ||
Business | Each district can select its’ own checkpoint time and location. (references) | |
Major shipping companies will seek Global Marine District Safety Systems. (references) | ||
District Offices are responsible for granting permits for hazardous waste management. (references) | ||
Children | Bosnia and Herzegovina | The full integration of elementary and high school classrooms in the Brcko District was successful. (references) |
Guatemala | Enrique Sosa Solis, the District Prosecutor, interviewed the plaintiffs who then decided to drop all charges against Barrientos. (references) | |
Dominican Republic | Journalists reported that the majority of prostitutes in brothels around the National District appeared to be between 16 and 18 years of age. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Kyrgyz Republic | A Bishkek district court ruled that Asaba must pay compensation to Usubaliev. (references) |
Nepal | Sen immediately was rearrested and moved to another jail in Mahottari District. (references) | |
Norway | The Minister of Church Affairs appealed the decision to the Haalogaland District Court. (references) | |
Economic History | Mongolia | SGH members are popularly elected by district for 4-year terms. (references) |
Colombia | Administrative divisions: 32 departments; Bogota, capital district. (references) | |
Chile | Typically, the two largest coalitions split the seats in a district. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mozambique | Below the Supreme Court there are provincial and district courts. (references) |
India | Courts of first resort exist at the subdistrict and district levels. (references) | |
Nepal | On June 29, Maoists shot and killed five policemen in Tanahu District. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Japan | In 1997 the Sapporo District Court ruled that the Ainu were a minority aboriginal race, and later that year, the Diet passed the Law to Promote Ainu Culture. (references) |
India | The Nagaland government controls the rights to certain mineral resources, and autonomous district councils in Tripura, Assam, and Meghalaya control matters such as education, rural development, and forestry in cooperation with the state governors. (references) | |
Bangladesh | After their safe and peaceful release on March 17, one of the hostages told a newspaper reporter that one of his abductors had confided that the motive was not political but rather, they wanted money "for the welfare of Chakma people." On June 23, a Bengali truck driver in Khagrachhari District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts was murdered. (references) | |
Minorities | Cote d'Ivoire | In January 1998, a conflict over land erupted between Catholics and Assembly of God members in Abidjan's Yopougon district. (references) |
Lebanon | Other foreigners may own a limited size plot of land but only after obtaining the approval of five different district offices. (references) | |
India | When the president and his associates filed a complaint with the district authorities about the incident, they were hacked to death. (references) | |
Political Economy | THE BAHAMAS | Businesses in the tourist district report a 50 percent decrease in sales. (references) |
Kazakhstan | One member of RNPK, but no Azamat candidate, was elected, from a single-mandate district. (references) | |
Brazil | Brazil is a constitutional federal republic composed of 26 states and the Federal District. (references) | |
Political Rights | Ghana | DCE's must be confirmed by two-thirds of the district assembly members. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | Ministers and district governors more readily grant audiences at a majlis. (references) | |
Mexico | The PRD governs the Federal District, and the PAN governs 13 of the 20 largest cities. (references) | |
Trade | Philippines | If no decision is rendered within 30 days, the decision of the District Collector is considered upheld. (references) |
Ecuador | In the case of special projects, the time period may be extended once for up to six months by presenting an extension request to the Customs District Administrator. (references) | |
Spain | Carnet applications are available from all district offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce, most U.S. chambers of commerce and authorized export insurance companies. (references) | |
Travel | Cote D'ivoire | PISAM is located between the downtown district, Plateau, and the Hotel Ivoire in Cocody. (references) |
Ecuador | Travelers are advised to be observant of their surroundings, particularly in the restaurant district of Urdesa. (references) | |
Vietnam | Most expatriates live in serviced apartments in the central district, urban villas or large houses in suburban compounds. (references) | |
Women | Papua New Guinea | The law requires that orders for imprisonment be endorsed by a district court before they take effect. (references) |
Switzerland | However, some cantonal or district police forces have specially trained units to deal with violence against women. (references) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Centers for abused women were created in the District of Brcko, Bihac and Sarajevo based on the successful a model in Zenica in the Federation. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Switzerland | Labor appeal courts exist at both the cantonal and district levels. (references) |
Russia | Such abuses are often linked to units in the Northern Caucasus military district. (references) | |
India | During 2000, SACCS helped release approximately 135 child laborers in Bhadohi district alone. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. By most writers the invention of gunpowder is ascribed to the Chinese, but not upon very convincing evidence. Milton says it was invented by the devil to dispel angels with, and this opinion seems to derive some support from the scarcity of angels. Moreover, it has the hearty concurrence of the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary Wilson became interested in gunpowder through an event that occurred on the Government experimental farm in the District of Columbia. One day, several years ago, a rogue imperfectly reverent of the Secretary's profound attainments and personal character presented him with a sack of gunpowder, representing it as the sed of the Flashawful flabbergastor, a Patagonian cereal of great commercial value, admirably adapted to this climate. The good Secretary was instructed to spill it along in a furrow and afterward inhume it with soil. This he at once proceeded to do, and had made a continuous line of it all the way across a ten-acre field, when he was made to look backward by a shout from the generous donor, who at once dropped a lighted match into the furrow at the starting-point. Contact with the earth had somewhat dampened the powder, but the startled functionary saw himself pursued by a tall moving pillar of fire and smoke and fierce evolution. He stood for a moment paralyzed and speechless, then he recollected an engagement and, dropping all, absented himself thence with such surprising celerity that to the eyes of spectators along the route selected he appeared like a long, dim streak prolonging itself with inconceivable rapidity through seven villages, and audibly refusing to be comforted. "Great Scott! what is that?" cried a surveyor's chainman, shading his eyes and gazing at the fading line of agriculturist which bisected his visible horizon. "That," said the surveyor, carelessly glancing at the phenomenon and again centering his attention upon his instrument, "is the Meridian of Washington." H |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Erin Runnion | Right. Right. I will do whatever the sheriff's department, whatever the district attorney's office feels is best in order to get him to never be able to hurt anybody. |
Harland Braun | To Van Nuys. And there, the district attorney will either not file a complaint and the charges will then lapse, or they'll file a complaint and they'll set bail or not set bail, and they'll set a date for a preliminary hearing. |
John Ashcroft | I don't want to provide a specific time during which he'll be in the United States, but I expect him to be here shortly. He is the subject of a complaint filed in the eastern district of Virginia and he will be brought to justice. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | In the district of Louisiana it has been thought best to adopt the division into subordinate districts which had been established under its former government. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | On the continuation of the national road from Cumberland to the tide waters within the District of Columbia. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Your attention is respectfully invited to the situation of the District of Columbia. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | We should move toward a greater measure of local self-government consistent with the constitutional status of the District. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | The dockets are full of cases because we don't have assistant district attorneys to go before the Federal judge and handle them. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Highway planning and transit planning must be integrated and related to State, regional, district and neighborhood planning efforts now in place or emerging. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Every school district should issue report cards on every school. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "District" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 74.04% of the time. "District" is used about 7,795 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 74.04% | 5,771 | 1,700 |
| Noun (proper) | 25.96% | 2,024 | 4,267 |
| Total | 100.00% | 7,795 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Norway | District Offshore ASA | USA | Empire District Electric Company |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "district": administrative district ♦ agricultural district ♦ assistant district attorny ♦ bathyal district ♦ border district ♦ business district ♦ central business district ♦ chief magistrate of a district ♦ city district ♦ congressional district ♦ District attorney ♦ district council ♦ district county ♦ District court ♦ district heating ♦ district heating plant ♦ district heating system ♦ District Heights ♦ District judge ♦ district line ♦ district manager ♦ district nurse ♦ District of ♦ District of Columbia ♦ district office ♦ District school ♦ district visitor ♦ drain district ♦ drainage district ♦ election district ♦ electoral district ♦ enumeration district ♦ federal district ♦ home district ♦ industrial district ♦ judge of a district court ♦ judicial district ♦ jurisdictional district ♦ lake District ♦ local authority district ♦ military district ♦ mining district ♦ municipal district ♦ police district ♦ political district ♦ polling district ♦ postal district ♦ production district ♦ Putnam District ♦ red light district ♦ residential district ♦ rural district ♦ school district ♦ tenement district. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "district": district-based, district-country, district-focused, district-level, district-nurse, district-nursing, district-wide. | |
Ending with "district": county-district, sub-district. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "district"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | rreth (around, brim, by, circa, circle, circlet, circuit, compass, concerning, coterie, disc, gabion, girth, gyre, periphery, range, region, rim, ring, rondure, round, somewhere, union), rajon (area, circumference, diggings, region, section, sheading, shedding, zone), qark (around, circle, circuit, circumference, commune, county, parish, region, round), krahinë (country, neck, place, province, region, shedding). (various references) | |
Arabic | منطقة (area, land, part, precinct, region, section, terrain, territory, zone), مقاطعة (boycott, county, department, division, domain, enclave, estate, principality, province, shire, territory, township), قسم إلى مناطق, قسم (administration, allocate, allot, apportion, authority, bisect, break up, deal out, department, distribute, divide, division, give out, halve, parcel, part, partition, portion, portion out, region, section, segment, separate, service, share, share out, split, subdivide, swear, take an oath), ولاية (principality, province, seigniory, shire, state), حي (active, alive, animate, animated, block, existent, graphic, graphical, lifelike, live, lively, living, neighborhood, neighbourhood, nod, part, pictorial, picturesque, quarter, reanimate, recall, regenerate, section, vivid, ward), سنجق مقاطعة (county, province), دائرة إنتخابية (constituency, precinct, riding, ward). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | район (area, limit, location, neck, radius, region, run, section, vicinity), окръг (butting, division, province, region, sheading), околия, околийски, областен (regional, territorial), област (area, clime, demesne, department, domain, field, ground, land, limit, market, neck, province, purview, range, realm, region, territory), енория (parish, township), избирателен район (constituency, electorate, precinct, seat). (various references) | |
Catalan | districte, barri (neighbourhood, quarter). (various references) | |
Chinese | 禺 , 区, 地域 (area, region), 區域 (area, region), 區 (area, distinguish, region, small), 一帶 (region). (various references) | |
Czech | okres (county, precinct, township), obvod (circuit, circumference, compass, Girt, perimeter, periphery), oblast (ambit, area, corner, domain, land, part, realm, region, section, sphere, territory, zone). (various references) | |
Danish | distrikt (county), kvarter (neighbourhood, quarter, quarter of an hour), bydel (neighbourhood, quarter). (various references) | |
Dutch | district, arrondissement, gouw (province), buurt (neighborhood, neighbourhood, proximity, quarter, vicinity). (various references) | |
Esperanto | distrikto, kvartalo (neighbourhood, quarter), arondismento. (various references) | |
Faeroese | umdømi, fylki, býlingur (neighbourhood, quarter), býarpartur (neighbourhood, quarter). (various references) | |
Farsi | ناحیه (Area, Realm, Region, Sector, Terrain, Zone), حوزه (Circle, Circuit, Compass, Extent, Module, Precinct, Zone), بلوک (Bloc, Block), بخش (Borough, Branch, Canton, Commune, County, Department, Division, Installment, Item, Leg, Lot, Member, Parcel, Parish, Part, Party, Piece, Portion, Precinct, Quarter, Role, Sect, Section, Sector, Segment, Share, Zone). (various references) | |
Finnish | piiri (circle, circumference, range, ring, scope), alue (area, region, territory). (various references) | |
French | quartier, arrondissement, district (division). (various references) | |
German | bezirk (borough, canton, circle, circuit, county, precinct, province, realm, region, sphere, territory), viertel (fourth, neighbourhood, quarter, quarter note, quarter of an hour), stadtviertel (neighbourhood, part of town, quarter), stadtteil (part of town), revier (area, beat, coalmine, field, hunting ground, mining area, Nick, police station, precinct, shoot, sick bay, station, station house, territory), quartier (accommodation, billet, neighbourhood, quarter, quarters), kreis (circle, circuit, constituency, cycle, orbit, round, set, sphere, ward), gau (gau), Distrikt, Amtsbezirk (administrative district, bailiwick). (various references) | |
Greek | συνοικία (neighborhood, neighbourhood, quarter), περιφέρεια (borough, circuit, circumference, compass, contour, girth, perimeter, periphery, precinct), περιοχή (area, compass, domain, region, territory). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מחוזי (provincial, regional), מחוז (county, province, region, shire, township), איפרכיה (eparchy), אזור (area, belt, girded, girdle, region, tract, zone). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kerület (aldermanry, borough, circle, circumference, compass, division, girth, periphery, precinct, range, sheading, territory, township), terület (area, bailiwick, bawn, building site, countryside, domain, ground, grounds, land, location, mop-up, place, province, region, reservation, scope, sphere, terrain, territory, zone), körzet (area, circle, circuit, locality, precinct, range, scope, section, sector, territory, zone). (various references) | |
Indonesian | distrik (canton), kawasan (region, sphere), jajahan (colony, subjugated territory). (various references) | |
Irish | gceantar. (various references) | |
Italian | distretto (area, belt, neighbourhood, quarter, region, ward), circondario (neighbourhood, quarter), provincia (county, province). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 郡 (country), 区 (section, ward), 地区 (section, sector), 地区 (section, sector), 地方 (area, locality, region), 地方 (area, locality, region, the coast), 方面 (direction, field). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぐん (army, country, force, group, troops), ほうめん (acquittal, direction, field, liberation, release), じかた (area, locality, region, the coast), ちほう (area, dementia, locality, region, the coast), ちく (dashing around on a horse, exerting oneself, running around, section, sector), く (17-syllable poem, bend over, clause, expression, line, nine, paragraph, passage, phrase, section, sentence, stanze, verse, ward). (various references) | |
Korean | 지역 (Area, Areas, locality, regional, tract). (various references) | |
Lombard | rion (neighbourhood, quarter). (various references) | |
Malay | bumi. (various references) | |
Manx | ynnydoil (local), slystagh (coastal, regional), slyst (border, coast, environ, region, seaboard, suburb), ard (big, compass point, direction, fell, height, high, high place, incline, loud, pole, region, tall, towering). (various references) | |
Papiamen | distrikto, bario (neighbourhood, quarter). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | istrictday.(various references) | |
Polish | dzielnica (neighbourhood, quarter). (various references) | |
Portuguese | distrito (county, section, township), comarca (county, judicial district), bairro (burgh, neighborhood, neighbourhood, quarter). (various references) | |
Romanian | districtual, district (area, hundred, neighborhood, neighbourhood, pale, region), zonã (area, belt, country, digging, neighborhood, neighbourhood, parish, patch, province, sector, space, surface, zone), raional, raion (department, parish, patch, section), parte (aspect, corner, flank, fragment, hand, joint, lot, movement, neighborhood, neighbourhood, part, Parthian, partition, party, passus, piece, proportion, region, sect, section, segment, share, side, snack, whack, zone), mahala (outskirts, Rookery, slum, suburb), circumscripţie (area, division, parish, patch), cerc (band, circle, circles, class, compass, coterie, extent, hoop, range, rim, ring, round, set, sphere, zone), cartier (neighborhood, neighbourhood, section, slum, vicinity, ward), canton (block-section, Canton). (various references) | |
Russian | район (area, borough, diggings, region, township), округ окружной, округ (bailiwick, circuit, county, hundred, parish, presidency, region, sheading), зона (area, banding, range, region, zone, zoster). (various references) | |
Scottish | utraid (district road). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | okrug (county), okružni (circumjacent, divisional), oblast (area, bailiwick, corner, domain, field, plane, precincts, realm, region, section, submarine havens, territory, zone), župa (region). (various references) | |
Spanish | distrito (manor, section), barrio (borough, end, injunction, neighborhood, neighbourhood, precinct, quarter, suburb), cuartel (barracks, hootch, quarter, quartering). (various references) | |
Swedish | stadsdel, trakt (area, clime, country, neighborhood, neighbourhood, region, vicinity), distrikt (area, Canton, distict, division, region, ward), bygd (country, countryside). (various references) | |
Turkish | bölge (area, belt, circumscription, climate, corner, department, division, latitude, parts, phase, precinct, quarter, region, section, sector, sky, territory, tract, ward, zone). (various references) | |
Turkmen | uзastok (r) (region). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | округ (circumscription, county), місцевість (ambit, country, ground, locality, moorland, situation), дільниця (circuit), ділити на округи. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | quận (community, shire, township), khu vực, khu vùng, huyện (community, shire), địa hạt (realm, territory). (various references) | |
Welsh | dosbarth (class, reason), rhandir (allotment, division), rhanbarth (division), ardal (region). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | ma-da, zag. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ora, pagi, pagorum, pagos, pagus, plaga, popule, populi, populique, populis, populo, populoque, populorum, populos, populum, populus, populusque, regio, regione, regionem, regiones, regioni, regionibus, regionis, regionum, territorium, toparcias, vicus. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | zañtêush. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | -gea. (various references) |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | districtus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "district": districted, districting, districts. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "district": interdistrict, redistrict, subdistrict. (additional references) | |
Words containing "district": redistricted, redistricting, redistricts, subdistricted, subdistricting, subdistricts. (additional references) | |
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"District" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: destract, dictrict, distict, distri, distric, districk, districtu, distridct, Distrito, dtstract. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "district" (pronounced di"stri'kt) |
| 3 | -i' k t | Benedict, derelict, interdict. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-i-i-r-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: strict. | |
-3 letters: dirts, disci, irids, titis. | |
-4 letters: cist, cris, dirt, disc, dits, irid, iris, rids, stir, tics, titi. | |
-5 letters: cis, dis, dit, ids, its, rid, sic, sir, sit, sri, tic, tis. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-i-i-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: districts. | |
+2 letters: distincter, districted, interdicts, redistrict, tortricids. | |
+3 letters: distracting, distraction, distractive, districting, redistricts, subdistrict. | |
+4 letters: dictatorship, distractible, distractions, incertitudes, interdictors, redistricted, reductionist, subdistricts. | |
+5 letters: adventuristic, densitometric, destructivity, deterministic, dictatorships, directivities, disarticulate, distractingly, indoctrinates, interdictions, interdistrict, introductions, rectitudinous, redistricting, reductionists, reindictments, retrodictions, subdistricted, transactinide. | |
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