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Noun: district  dis-trikt
  1. A region marked off for administrative or other purposes
    "The school district implemented a new curriculum";
    - territory, territorial dominion, dominion
Verb: district  dis-trikt
  1. Regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
    "The city council districted the downtown area for commercial use only";
    - zone

Derived forms: districted, districting, districts

Type of: govern, order, region, regularise [Brit], regularize, regulate

Encyclopedia: District