1. [N. Amer] An administrative district for police, voting, or other official purposes
   "The commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"
    
2. An enclosed or clearly defined area around a cathedral, temple, or college
   "The cathedral precinct includes several historic buildings"
    
3. [Brit] A pedestrianized commercial or shopping area
   "The shopping precinct was busy with holiday shoppers"
    
4. [N. Amer] (often plural) the immediate surroundings or environment
   "The theatre and its precincts were declared a historic site"

Derived forms: precincts

Type of: city district

Encyclopedia: Precinct, Missouri