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district
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + district
a rural district
(= in the countryside )
• There are few schools in the rural districts of Bangladesh.
an urban district
(= in a town )
• In 1911 over three-quarters of the British people lived in urban districts.
the surrounding district
(= in the area around or next to something )
• The market attracts farmers from the surrounding district.
a financial/business/commercial district
(= where there are a lot of banks and other businesses )
• He works in San Francisco’s financial district.
a shopping district
• The bomb exploded in a crowded shopping district.
an entertainment district
(= where there are a lot of bars, clubs etc )
• Visitors to Roppongi, Tokyo’s entertainment district, come to experience the latest fashions and have fun.
a theatre district
British English , a theater district AmE:
• The restaurant is located in the middle of New York’s theater district.
a residential district
(= where people live rather than work )
• It is one of Paris’ most exclusive residential districts.
a poor/wealthy district
(= where a lot of people are poor/rich )
• He lived in one of London’s poorest districts.
a slum district
(= where poor people live in very bad conditions )
• Rats were running all over the slum districts.
a fashionable district
(= popular with rich or well-known people )
• Brompton became a fashionable district to live in.
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noun ADJ. neighbouring, surrounding Fire crews from all the surrounding districts helped to fight the fires in the city. | central Every city has its central business district. | outlying, remote a new railway station to help people commuting from outlying districts | northern, southern, etc. | affluent, exclusive, rich, wealthy | poor, working-class the shacks in the poorest districts of the city | slum | coastal, country, local, metropolitan, rural, suburban, urban | agricultural, business, commercial, financial, industrial, mining, residential, shopping | administrative, electoral, federal, health, military, polling, postal a federal district court in New York He has been transferred to a hospital in a different health district. DISTRICT + VERB stretch Their district stretches nearly 150 miles, from the mountains to the sea. DISTRICT + NOUN authority, council the district health authority | councillor, judge, nurse, etc. | court, hospital, etc. | boundary Redrawing district boundaries would change the election results. PREP. in/within a/the ~ The hospital is only responsible for patients within its own district.
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