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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiōnem (“outline”).[1] Compare French circonscription (“electoral district”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.ko.skritˈt͡sjo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: cir‧co‧scri‧zió‧ne
Noun
circoscrizione f (plural circoscrizioni)
- circumscription
- district, area (administrative unit)
- circoscrizione amministrativa ― administrative district
- circoscrizione comunale ― communal district
- (politics) constituency (district represented by one or more elected officials)
References
- ^ circoscrizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana