district

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for district

district 🔊 /dɪˈstɹɪkt/

district : දිශාව

district : රාෂ්ට්‍ර

district : ප්‍රදේශය

district : දිස්ත්‍රික්කය

district : පළාත

district definition

Adjective. Rigorous; stringent; harsh.

Noun.

  1. The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
  2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc.
  3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.

Transitive verb. To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.