city district
- noun
- /ˈsɪti ˈdɪstrɪkt/
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- big city district
- inner city district
Examples
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In Pa, Republicans won my district, another Rep won the district north of mine, and a Dem won the Pgh city district.
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Currently, this trend is most apparent in large school districts and in city districts.
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Any city, or even a city district, can set its own minimum wage based on a formula provided by Beijing.
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Last year, her organization donated 6,000 trees to various city districts that were grown inside the city.
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But Wright and her team worked very hard, and her winning margins in some city districts overcame the natural GOP advantage that exists in many rural areas.
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"It's the inner-city districts—the larger districts—where you see a larger percentage of absenteeism," Duffy said.
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Darvizeh and Spencer (1984) looked at the effect of adult intervention on 20 sighted preschool children (aged 3-4 years) as they learned a completely novel route across a city district.
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The city district near the university is known for its vibrant arts scene.
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In the city district, local officials are planning new parks and community centers.
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Residents in the city district voiced their concerns about traffic congestion at the town hall meeting.
Synonyms
An area of a town or city used for local government
A part of a city known for a particular community or feature
An area of a city that officials use for police work or elections
A district of a city used to choose local officials
A part of a large city that has its own local council, like Brooklyn
The main area of a city with most shops and offices
A central part of a city where most offices and shops are
Part of a city in France that has its own local council
An area of a town or city with mostly houses and apartments
An area of a town or city where people vote at one polling place
The central area of a city where the city government has offices like the council and main library
A region like a state or district that a government uses to run local services
A smaller area inside a district with its own local council
An area managed by local government for public services
An area set up for local government, like a region or district
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning 'an area within a city defined for administrative or geographic purposes' is directly derived from combining 'city' (urban area) and 'district' (an administratively marked area). This simple noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
City district comes from joining city, meaning the town, and district, meaning a marked-off area, to picture a city split into parts with their own feel or rules. So, city district means 'an area within a city'.