Meaning & use
district
A specific area of a city, region, or country, defined for administrative, geographic, or social purposes.
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The new mayor promised to improve schools throughout the district.
They opened a small bakery in the city's historic arts district.
A note on using this word
District often implies an officially defined boundary, unlike neighborhood, which describes a more informal, lived sense of place.
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