Thesaurus results for DISTRICT

district

noun

ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt

as in neighborhood

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature Independence Hall in Philadelphia's historic district

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Recent Examples on the Web His district in southeastern Ohio is home to massive new developments: an Intel chip manufacturing plant, Google data centers and an Amgen pharmaceutical facility. —

Daniel Moore, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024 Most of these districts have changed political hands at least once in the past few years. —

Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024 Only a school representative using a district email may nominate their high school students for the ballot to studentoftheweek@cincinnati.com. —

Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2024 In De León’s district, shelters or other interim housing facilities have gone up in downtown, El Sereno and elsewhere. —

David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for district

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