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Noun (1 meaning)

1. a district defined for administrative purposes.

administrative district, administrative division, territorial division

territorial division is a type of:
types of territorial division:
  • borough (noun) - one of the administrative divisions of a large city
  • canton (noun) - a small administrative division of a country
  • city (noun) - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
  • commune (noun) - the smallest administrative district of several European countries
  • country, state, land (noun) - the territory occupied by a nation
  • county (noun) - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state
  • county palatine (noun) - the territory of a count palatine
  • department (noun) - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
  • federal district (noun) - a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
  • municipality (noun) - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
  • prefecture (noun) - the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
  • reservation, reserve (noun) - a district that is reserved for particular purpose
  • school district (noun) - a district whose public schools are administered together
  • shire (noun) - a former administrative district of England
  • state, province (noun) - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
  • township, town (noun) - an administrative division of a county
  • ward (noun) - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
instances of territorial division:
  • Khabarovsk (noun) - an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia
  • Lower Egypt (noun) - one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt
  • Upper Egypt (noun) - one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt