DISTRICT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISTRICT?

Need another word that means the same as “district”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “district” in this overview.

The synonyms of “District” are: dominion, territorial dominion, territory, neighbourhood, area, region, place, locality, locale, community, quarter, sector, vicinity, zone, block, part, spot, patch, domain, canton, province, state, county, shire, parish

District as a Noun

Definitions of "District" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “district” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A region defined for an administrative purpose.
• A division of a county or region that elects its own councillors.
• A region marked off for administrative or other purposes.
• An area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity.

Synonyms of "District" as a noun (25 Words)

area	A particular environment or walk of life. The area of a triangle.
block	The length of one side of a block especially as a measure of distance. There is a block of classrooms in the west wing.
canton	A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port. They rejected the possibility of dividing the country into cantons.
community	A group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common. The gay community in London.
county	Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county. It is the county s third final in four years.
domain	The content of a particular field of knowledge. The French domains of the Plantagenets.
dominion	A region marked off for administrative or other purposes. Man s attempt to establish dominion over nature.
locale	The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting. Her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales.
locality	The position or site of something. A working class locality.
neighbourhood	A district or community within a town or city. She lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of Boston.
parish	A local church community. A parish church.
part	The appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation one s duty. Body parts.
patch	An adhesive piece of drug-impregnated material worn on the skin so that the drug may be absorbed gradually over a period of time. The bird has a bright red patch under its wing.
place	The particular portion of space occupied by something. Who owns this place.
province	A principal administrative division of a country or empire. It was his province to take care of himself.
quarter	A quarter of a hundredweight 28 pounds. He fed four quarters into the slot machine.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. In the abdominal region.
sector	The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. Operations in the southern sector of the North Sea.
shire	A county, especially in England.
spot	A mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit. An ideal picnic spot.
state	A state of depression or agitation. We re worried about her state of mind.
territorial dominion	Nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit.
territory	An area defended by a team or player in a game or sport. Sorties into enemy territory.
vicinity	The area near or surrounding a particular place. The number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small.
zone	A well-defined region extending round the earth between definite limits, especially between two parallels of latitude. A 40 km demilitarized zone.

Usage Examples of "District" as a noun

• A district health authority.
• An elegant shopping district.

District as a Verb

Definitions of "District" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “district” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Divide into areas.
• Regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns.

Synonyms of "District" as a verb (1 Word)

zone	Designate a specific area for use or development as a particular zone in planning. Houston he told us was the only town in the country that was zoned properly.

Usage Examples of "District" as a verb

• The committee districted the city into blocks.

Associations of "District" (30 Words)

area	A space allocated for a specific use. It was his area of specialization.
autonomous	Denoting or performed by a device capable of operating without direct human control. An autonomous judiciary.
borough	A municipal corporation in certain US states.
bucolic	A pastoral poem. The church is lovely for its bucolic setting.
city	A town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral. The staff were in turmoil it was panic city.
constituency	The body of voters who elect a representative for their area. Most politicians are more interested in the voice of their constituency.
county	Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county. One of the most attractive towns in the county.
domain	The set of possible values of the independent variable or variables of a function. The country s isolation in the domain of sport.
domestic	Converted or adapted to domestic use. Domestic chores.
downtown	In or into a downtown area. A downtown bar.
littoral	The littoral zone. Limpets and other littoral molluscs.
local	Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. The street was full of locals and tourists.
locality	An area or neighbourhood. The rock s size and locality.
metropolitan	Relating to or denoting a metropolitan or his see. The Boston metropolitan area.
municipal	Relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality. Municipal offices.
municipality	The governing body of a municipality. Voters in each municipality choose between four candidates.
neighborhood	The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of. The price is in the neighborhood of 100.
prefecture	(in certain countries) a district under the authority of a prefect or governor. Enraged fans besieged the Prefecture of Police.
province	A principal administrative division of a country or empire. Chengdu capital of Sichuan province.
provincial	The head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province. The general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials.
quarter	A quarter of a hundredweight 25 pounds. He fed four quarters into the slot machine.
realm	A kingdom. The defence of the realm.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. Regions of outer space.
regional	Relating to or characteristic of a region. Regional variations.
subdivide	Form into subdivisions. The cells subdivided.
suburban	Contemptibly dull and ordinary. Suburban life.
town	The chief city or town of a region. A rift between the city s town and gown.
urban	In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city. An urban comedy.
welsh	Fail to honour (a debt or obligation incurred through a promise or agreement. Banks began welshing on their agreement not to convert dollar reserves into gold.
zone	Designate a specific area for use or development as a particular zone in planning. A pedestrian zone.