subdistrict

noun

sub·​dis·​trict ˌsəb-ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt 

variants or sub-district

plural subdistricts or sub-districts

: a subdivision of a district

In 1996, county commissioners created a public library district with two subdistricts—Eastern and Western—and set a property tax rate that voters in each district had to adopt.

—Bob Watson

Benefited water districts and subdistricts, organized for the purpose of supplying water for particular areas …

—U.S. Bureau of the Census

Examples of subdistrict in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ostensibly, this means moving from an at-large electoral system to a single-member system in which voters elect representatives from subdistricts within the larger district. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025

The alternative would be a single-member system in which voters elect representatives from subdistricts within the larger district. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025

Nashville planning officials are mulling over a sleek three-tower proposal for Rutledge Hill, a booming downtown subdistrict framed by views of downtown, Nissan Stadium and East Nashville across the river. —Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 9 May 2024

The application is broken down into four subdistricts: Subdistrict A includes the arena itself and some surface parking lots. —Zachery Eanes, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024

After the election, Mayor Brandon Johnson will appoint a board president and 10 additional board members from smaller subdistricts. —Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2024

Additionally, the plan lays the ground work for the overhaul of North Harbor Drive in the North Embarcadero subdistrict into what planners hope will become an iconic waterfront street that prioritizes people over cars. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024

For the 833 million people who live in rural areas, the country has just 1,224 subdistrict hospitals and 764 district hospitals. —WIRED, 27 Sep. 2023

The draft master plan also identifies Grand Caribe Isle South in the Silver Strand subdistrict as a future wetland habitat. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subdistrict

• district