English Dictionary

FEDERAL DISTRICT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does federal district mean? 

FEDERAL DISTRICT (noun)
  The noun FEDERAL DISTRICT has 1 sense:

1. a district set apart as the seat of government of a federationplay

  Familiarity information: FEDERAL DISTRICT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FEDERAL DISTRICT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("federal district" is a kind of...):

administrative district; administrative division; territorial division (a district defined for administrative purposes)

Instance hyponyms:

D.C.; DC; District of Columbia (the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia)


 Context examples 


It is a "federal district" established by the US Constitution as the seat of government.

(District of Columbia, NCI Thesaurus)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"He's all hat and no cattle." (English proverb)

"If it does not get cloudy, it will not get clear." (Albanian proverb)

"They kill the peacock for the beauty of its feathers." (Arabic proverb)

"What comes easily is lost easily." (Egyptian proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact