administrative division

Noun
  1. A district defined for administrative purposes (synset 108508836)
    is a type of: district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
    subtypes:
    • borough - one of the administrative divisions of a large city
    • canton - a small administrative division of a country
    • city - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
    • commune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries
    • country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
    • county - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state
    • county palatine - the territory of a count palatine
    • department - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
    • federal district - a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
    • reservation, reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purpose
    • school district - a district whose public schools are administered together
    • shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
    • municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
    • prefecture - the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
    • province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
    • town, township - an administrative division of a county
    • ward - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
    specific instances:
    • lower egypt - one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta
    • upper egypt - one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan
    • khabarovsk - an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia
    same as: administrative district, territorial division

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