District — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːstɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪstɹɪkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪstɹɪkt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːstɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

zone dominion territorial dominion territory

Parts of Speech

noun	a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
verb	regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Word Forms

district	verb	regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
territorial	adjective	of or relating to a territory
zone	noun	a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
district	noun	a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bezirk

eine für administrative oder andere Zwecke abgegrenzte Region

🇪🇸Spanish

distrito

una región delimitada para fines administrativos o de otro tipo

🇮🇹Italian

quartiere

una regione delimitata per scopi amministrativi o di altro tipo

🇳🇱Dutch

wijk

een regio die is afgebakend voor administratieve of andere doeleinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

distrito

uma região delimitada para fins administrativos ou outros

🇷🇺Russian

округ

регион, выделенный для административных или других целей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़िला

प्रशासनिक या अन्य प्रयोजनों के लिए चिन्हित किया गया क्षेत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

জেলা

প্রশাসনিক বা অন্যান্য উদ্দেশ্যে চিহ্নিত একটি অঞ্চল

🇮🇳Tamil

மாவட்டம்

நிர்வாக அல்லது பிற நோக்கங்களுக்காக குறிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

జిల్లా

పరిపాలనా లేదా ఇతర ప్రయోజనాల కోసం గుర్తించబడిన ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

जिल्हा

प्रशासकीय किंवा इतर हेतूंसाठी चिन्हांकित केलेला प्रदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

જિલ્લો

વહીવટી અથવા અન્ય હેતુઓ માટે ચિહ્નિત થયેલ પ્રદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ

ಆಡಳಿತಾತ್ಮಕ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജില്ല

ഭരണപരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് ആവശ്യങ്ങൾക്കായി അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഒരു പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ

ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਲਈ ਬੰਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضلع

انتظامی یا دیگر مقاصد کے لیے نشان زد ایک خطہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

区

出于行政或其他目的划定的区域

🇯🇵Japanese

地区

管理またはその他の目的で区切られた地域

🇰🇷Korean

구역

행정이나 기타 목적으로 표시된 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

huyện

một khu vực được đánh dấu cho mục đích hành chính hoặc mục đích khác

🇹🇭Thai

เขต

ภูมิภาคที่ทำเครื่องหมายไว้เพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ด้านการบริหารหรืออื่น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

daerah

suatu wilayah yang ditandai untuk tujuan administratif atau lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

distrito

isang rehiyon na minarkahan para sa administratibo o iba pang layunin

🇲🇾Malay

daerah

wilayah yang ditandakan untuk tujuan pentadbiran atau lain-lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصرف

منطقة محددة لأغراض إدارية أو غيرها

🇮🇷Persian

منطقه

منطقه ای که برای اهداف اداری یا دیگر مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

semt

idari veya diğer amaçlarla işaretlenmiş bir bölge

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָחוֹז

אזור מסומן למטרות מנהליות או אחרות

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