"precinct" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹisɪŋkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-precinct.wav [US] Forms: precincts [plural]
enPR: prē'sĭngkt Etymology: From Middle English precinct, precincte, early 15th century, in sense of “district for government purposes”, from Medieval Latin precinctum, alternative form of praecinctum (“enclosure, boundary line”), neuter singular of praecinctus, perfect passive participle of Latin praecingō (“surround, gird”), from prae (“before”) + cingō (“surround, encircle”), from which also cinch. Cognate to Italian precingere (“to encircle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|precinct|precinct, precincte}} Middle English precinct, precincte, {{der|en|ML.|precinctum}} Medieval Latin precinctum, {{m|la|praecinctum||enclosure, boundary line}} praecinctum (“enclosure, boundary line”), {{m|la|praecinctus}} praecinctus, {{der|en|la|praecingō||surround, gird}} Latin praecingō (“surround, gird”), {{m|la|prae||before}} prae (“before”), {{m|la|cingō||surround, encircle}} cingō (“surround, encircle”), {{m|en|cinch}} cinch, {{cog|it|precingere||to encircle}} Italian precingere (“to encircle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} precinct (plural precincts)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls. Tags: in-plural Translations (enclosed space): τέμενος (témenos) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), оградено място (ogradeno mjasto) [neuter] (Bulgarian), omsloten ruimte [feminine] (Dutch), enceinte [feminine] (French), ტერიტორია (alt: შემოსაზღვრული) (Georgian), umschlossener Bezirk [masculine] (German), परिसर (parisar) (Hindi), övezet (Hungarian), körzet (Hungarian), kerület (Hungarian), terület (Hungarian), negyed (Hungarian), incintă (Romanian), террито́рия (territórija) (alt: огоро́женная) [feminine] (Russian), recinto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-precinct-en-noun-vpQ9LhdC Disambiguation of 'enclosed space': 82 2 3 3 5 2 3
  2. (chiefly in the plural) The general area surrounding a place, environs. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-precinct-en-noun-PnazvVw2
  3. (UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (uncovered shopping area): winkelcentrum [neuter] (Dutch), jalankulkualue (Finnish), სავაჭრო ზონა (savač̣ro zona) (Georgian), Einkaufsfußgängerzone [feminine] (German), Fußgängereinkaufszone [feminine] (German), Fußgängerzone [feminine] (German), bevásárlónegyed (Hungarian), торго́вая зо́на (torgóvaja zóna) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-precinct-en-noun-GO1jKkE8 Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 2 18 34 34 7 2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 15 34 38 4 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 1 11 37 40 5 2 Disambiguation of 'uncovered shopping area': 2 9 78 3 3 4 2
  4. (US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Collectives
    Sense id: en-precinct-en-noun-y0n1SOQ9 Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 2 18 34 34 7 2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 15 34 38 4 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 1 11 37 40 5 2 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  5. (US) A subdivision of a city or other locality for the purposes of voting and representation in local government. In cities, precincts may be grouped into wards. Tags: US Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-precinct-en-noun-EyUH6Log Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 2 18 34 34 7 2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 15 34 38 4 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 1 11 37 40 5 2
  6. (archaic) A district over which someone or some body of people has control in general; province, sphere of control. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-precinct-en-noun-dt5SPYYd
  7. (archaic) A surrounding boundary or limit. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-precinct-en-noun-YdT~bCR-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præcinct [obsolete] Derived forms: pedestrian precinct, precinct committeeman, precinct money, shopping precinct Translations (police district): полицейски участък (policejski učastǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), districtpolitiebureau [neuter] (Dutch), politiedistrict (Dutch), piiri (Finnish), poliisipiiri (Finnish), district (French), arrondissement de commune (French), რაიონი (raioni) (Georgian), ოლქი (olki) (Georgian), Polizeirevier [neuter] (German), rendőrőrs (Hungarian), lögregluumdæmi [neuter] (Icelandic), райо́н (rajón) [masculine] (Russian), о́круг (ókrug) [masculine] (Russian), distrito policial [masculine] (Spanish), polisstation (Swedish) Translations (voting district): ընտրատեղամաս (əntrateġamas) (Armenian), избирателен участък (izbiratelen učastǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kiesgrensgebied [neuter] (Dutch), kiesdistrict (Dutch), vaalialue (Finnish), vaalipiiri (Finnish), bureau (French), canton (French), საარჩევნო უბანი (saarčevno ubani) (Georgian), საარჩევნო ოლქი (saarčevno olki) (Georgian), Wahlbezirk [masculine] (German), választókerület (Hungarian), választókörzet (Hungarian), حوزه (hovze) (Persian), избира́тельный уча́сток (izbirátelʹnyj učástok) [masculine] (Russian), избира́тельный о́круг (izbirátelʹnyj ókrug) [masculine] (Russian), виборча дільниця (vyborča dilʹnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), виборчий округ (vyborčyj okruh) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'police district': 4 2 7 40 9 36 2 Disambiguation of 'voting district': 3 2 7 33 17 35 2

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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "alt": "огоро́женная",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "террито́рия"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "სავაჭრო ზონა"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "raioni",
      "sense": "police district",
      "word": "რაიონი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "olki",
      "sense": "police district",
      "word": "ოლქი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "police district",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Polizeirevier"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police district",
      "word": "rendőrőrs"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "police district",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lögregluumdæmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rajón",
      "sense": "police district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "райо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ókrug",
      "sense": "police district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́круг"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "police district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "distrito policial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "police district",
      "word": "polisstation"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "əntrateġamas",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "ընտրատեղամաս"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izbiratelen učastǎk",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "избирателен участък"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kiesgrensgebied"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "kiesdistrict"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "vaalialue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "vaalipiiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "bureau"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "canton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saarčevno ubani",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "საარჩევნო უბანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saarčevno olki",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "საარჩევნო ოლქი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wahlbezirk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "választókerület"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "választókörzet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hovze",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "word": "حوزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izbirátelʹnyj učástok",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "избира́тельный уча́сток"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izbirátelʹnyj ókrug",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "избира́тельный о́круг"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyborča dilʹnycja",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "виборча дільниця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyborčyj okruh",
      "sense": "voting district",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "виборчий округ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "precinct"
  ],
  "word": "precinct"
}

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