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A line drawn on a map that decides whose vote, school, and trash pickup actually count.
means A defined area within a larger territory, marked off for some administrative, electoral, or geographic purpose.
from From the Medieval Latin districtus, meaning the territory over which a lord could exercise authority — literally the area where he could 'restrain' or compel obedience. It comes from the Latin distringere, 'to draw apart, to hinder,' built from dis- ('apart') and stringere ('to draw tight, to bind'). The same stringere fathered 'strict' and 'stringent,' so a district is, at its root, a place held firmly in a ruler's grip. The word reached English through Old French district before settling into its modern, tidier sense of a mapped-out zone.
- gerrymander origin
- Named for a 1812 district shaped like a salamander
- D.C. trick
- Capital district built to belong to no state
- financial muscle
- London's square mile is its own tiny district
- red light
- Amsterdam's famous district predates the country itself
- word root
- From Latin for territory under one ruler's grip
the west end — entertainment district in london's theaterland, home to 40+ active playhouses
the marais — historic jewish and lgbtq neighborhood in paris's 4th arrondissement
soho — artist and entertainment district in new york city's lower manhattan since the 1960s
shibuya — youth culture and shopping district in tokyo, japan's busiest pedestrian crossing