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pre·cinct
(prē′sĭngkt′)n.
1.
a. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.
b. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.
2. An election district of a city or town.
3. often precincts
a. A place or enclosure marked off by definite limits, such as walls: the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.
b. A boundary: Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.
4. precincts The neighborhood or surrounding area; the environs.
5. often precincts An area of thought or action; a province or domain: "It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home" (Mark Van Doren).
[Middle English precincte, a defined district or area, from Medieval Latin praecīnctum, from Latin, neuter past participle of praecingere, to encircle : prae-, pre- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]
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precinct
(ˈpriːsɪŋkt)n
1.
a. an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wall
b. such a boundary
2. (Human Geography) an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose: a shopping precinct; pedestrian precinct.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. a district of a city for administrative or police purposes
b. the police responsible for such a district
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a polling or electoral district
[C15: from Medieval Latin praecinctum (something) surrounded, from Latin praecingere to gird around, from prae before, around + cingere to gird]
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pre•cinct
(ˈpri sɪŋkt)n.
1. a district, as of a city, marked out for administrative purposes or for police protection.
2. Also called pre′cinct house`. the police station in such a district.
3. one of a fixed number of districts, each containing one polling place, into which a city, town, etc., is divided for voting purposes.
4. Often, precincts. an enclosing boundary or limit.
5. precincts, the parts or regions immediately surrounding a place; environs.
6. a walled or otherwise bounded space within which a building or place is situated.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin praecinctum, n. use of neuter of Latin praecinctus, past participle of praecingere to gird about, surround =prae- pre- + cingere to surround]
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precinct
Any of the election districts into which a town or city is divided.
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Noun 1. [画像:precinct - a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes]precinct - a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
city district - a district of a town or city
police precinct - a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force
election district, voting precinct - one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place
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precinct
plural noun
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precinct
noun1. The boundary surrounding a certain area.Often used in plural:
2. A surrounding area.Used in plural:
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Translations
حدود، تخوم، جوارمَحَلّاتٌ تِـجَارِيَّةٌ حَوْلَ سَاحَةٍ منطَقَه إداريَّه او إنتِخابيَّه
areálokrsekpěší zóna
område=-distriktdistrikt
kävelyaluevaalialue
četvrt
bekerített terület
lóî, afmarkaî svæîiumdæmi
指定地区
보행자 전용 구역
apylinkėpėsčiųjų zonaprekybos rajonasteritorija
iežogota/noteikta teritorijapolicijas iecirknis
okrsok
območjeokoliš
polisdistrikt
เขต
huyện
precinct
[ˈpriːsɪŋkt] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
precinct
[ˈpriːsɪŋkt] n
(British) (also shopping precinct) → centre m commercial
(US) (= police district) → arrondissement m
(US) (electoral) → circonscription f precincts
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
precinct
n
(Brit) (= pedestrian precinct) → Fußgängerzone f; (= shopping precinct) → Geschäfts- or Einkaufsviertel nt; (US) (= police precinct) → Revier nt; (= voting precinct) → Bezirk m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
precinct
(ˈpriːsiŋkt) noun1. (often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries). the cathedral precincts. distrik حدود، تخوم، جوار околности recinto areál der Bezirk område; -område περίβολος recinto õu, (hoone) ümbrus محوطه alue enceinte מתחם हाता, आहाता, परिवेश ograđen prostor (bekerített) terület (épületé stb.) lingkungan lóð, afmarkað svæði recinto 構内 경내 teritorija (iestādes) iežogota/noteikta teritorija kawasan terrein område, strøk teren سيمه recinto teren (îngrădit) территория вокруг здания areál ograjen prostor gradski kvart [inhägnat] område บริเวณ bina alanı, avlusu 地界 обгороджена територія, що прилягає до будівлі احاطہ khu vực có tường bao quanh 地界
2. (especially American) an administrative district. a police precinct. distrik منطَقَه إداريَّه او إنتِخابيَّه район distrito okrsek der Bezirk distrikt; -distrikt περιφέρεια distrito; distrito/circunscripción piirkond حوزه piiri circonscription אֵיזוֹר שִׁיטוּר क्षेत्र, जिला izborna jedinica kerület distrik umdæmi distretto 管区 행정구역 apylinkė, rajonas policijas iecirknis kawasan district bydel, distrikt obwód, rejon حوزه distrito circumscripţie административный участок okrsok okoliš kvart distrikt เขตบริหาร semt, mahalle, yetki alanı 管轄區 поліцейська дільниця ضلع khu vực hành chính 管辖区
pedestrian/shopping precinct an area of shops where no cars are allowed. motorvrye sone منطَقَة مُشاه район забранен за коли área reservada a pedestres pěší zóna die Fußgängerzone center πεζόδρομος zona peatonal; centro comercial jalakäigutänav, kaubanduskeskus قسمتی از شهر که در آن اتومبیل راه نمی دهند kävelykatu zone piétonnière מדרחוב पैदल granica bevásárlónegyed, vásárlóutca tempat pejalan kaki göngugata/-svæði isola pedonale 歩行者天国の商店街 보행자 전용 상점가 pėsčiųjų zona, prekybos rajonas gājēju zona/iela; tirdzniecības rajons kawasan beli-belah winkelcentrum gågate, fotgjengerområde deptak, pasaż handlowy د ښار هغه سيمه چې موټرونه هلته نه شې ورتللى área reservada a peOes zonă pietonală пешеходная зона/торговый пассаж pešia zóna peš cona pešačka zona område med gågator, affärskvarter บริเวณร้านค้าที่ไม่อนุญาตให้รถผ่าน özel alan, mıntıka (車輛禁止通行的)步行區,商店區 пішоходна зона مارکيٹ کا علاقہ جہاں کاروں کو جانے کي اجازت نہيں ہوتي khu vực không cho xe vào (车辆禁止通行的)步行区,商店区
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precinct
→ مَحَلّاتٌ تِـجَارِيَّةٌ حَوْلَ سَاحَةٍ pěší zóna område Bezirk περιφέρεια recinto kävelyalue zone piétonne četvrt zona 指定地区 보행자 전용 구역 district distrikt obręb recinto пешеходная зона в центре города polisdistrikt เขต bölge huyện 区域Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009