distrik

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Etymology

From Dutch district, from Middle Dutch district, from Middle French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringō, distringere (“draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō, stringere (“draw tight, strain”).

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Noun

distrik (plural distrikte)

  1. district

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch district, from Middle Dutch district, from Middle French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringō, distringere (“draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō, stringere (“draw tight, strain”).

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  • Hyphenation: dis‧trik

Noun

distrik (first-person possessive distrikku, second-person possessive distrikmu, third-person possessive distriknya)

  1. district: an administrative division of an area.
    1. (Papuan) a third level administrative division (previously Dutch onderdistrict (“subdistrict”), in Dutch East Indies period) in Papua and West Papua only.
      Synonym: kecamatan
    2. (Dutch East Indies, historical) a native level administrative division in Java, below Dutch regentschap (“regency”) or Indonesian kabupaten and above Dutch onderdistrict (“subdistrict”) or Indonesian kecamatan, headed by a wedana.
      Synonym: kewedanaan

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