district

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an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas:

the business district of New York

the Lake District/the Peak District

US the City of Malden School District

UK South Cambridgeshire District Council

an area of a country, state, or city that has been given fixed borders for official purposes, or one having a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas:

The theater district in New York is in midtown Manhattan.

one of the areas into which a country, state, city, etc. is divided, usually for government or business purposes:

financial/business/shopping district His office is located in the city’s financial district.

district council/court/administrator

The district sales manager is responsible for leading sales teams throughout the Pacific Northwest.