an area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic
地区;区域
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a coal-mining district .煤矿区。
[often as modifier]a region defined for an administrative purpose
行政区
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a district health authority .地区卫生部门。
〈英〉 (郡或区以下的)选区。
〈北美〉 把…划分成区
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[as noun
districting ]the province's system of electoral districting .该省的选区划分方法。
"early 17th cent. (denoting the territory under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord): from French, from medieval Latin