"school district" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: school districts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} school district (plural school districts)
  1. (Canada, US) An administrative unit responsible for public primary and secondary schools in a particular locality; the area under the jurisdiction of such an administrative unit. Wikipedia link: school district Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Administrative divisions, Education Synonyms: school division Related terms: school board Translations (governmental district for public schools): skoledistrikt [neuter] (Danish), koulupiiri (Finnish)

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