circoscrizione

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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)

  1. circumscription
  2. district, area (administrative unit)
    circoscrizione amministrativaadministrative district
    circoscrizione comunalecommunal district
  3. (politics) constituency (district represented by one or more elected officials)

References

  1. ^ circoscrizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana