"historic district" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: historic districts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} historic district (plural historic districts)
  1. (especially US) A section of a city or town which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. Tags: US, especially
    Sense id: en-historic_district-en-noun-QRujINa1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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