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distretto

district

noun dee-STRET-toh Less Common

Origin: From Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin distringere (to stretch apart, to restrain).

Usage Note

Distretto is an administrative or geographic subdivision: a judicial district (distretto giudiziario), a military district (distretto militare), or an industrial district (distretto industriale — Italy's famous clusters of specialised small firms). In informal speech it is less common than zona or quartiere; it carries an official, institutional tone. Plural: i distretti.

Examples

"Il distretto industriale è rinomato nel mondo."

Natural Translation

The industrial district is world-renowned.

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