An administrative division of an area. / An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature. / (UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.

(transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.

(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh

plural of district

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of district

(with determiner, informal) The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States. / (with determiner, mostly local usage) Any of numerous governmental districts.

present participle of district

simple past tense and past participle of district

(obsolete) Sudden display; flash; glitter.

(UK, medicine, historical) Of a midwife: associated with a particular hospital, and travelling to attend patients in the nearby area.