District Six

British  

noun

1. an area of Cape Town that was inhabited by a racially mixed community until it was forcibly removed in 1966

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Example Sentences

A California appeals court sided with a former middle school student who sued the El Segundo Unified School District six years ago for failing to protect her from verbal bullying and cyberbullying.

From Los Angeles Times

Hoping to equate the Upstairs’ stand-up talent with that of any productions from the Broadway Theatre District six blocks north, Sleiman envisions paying more per spot, perhaps even double current spot rates at more established L.A. clubs, with “the idea that comics should be able to do three or four spots a night around town without a day job.”

From Los Angeles Times

According to the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, six people had to be rescued from their vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

When Nolan moved to the historic district six years ago, he was told the neighborhood was more than just quaint Victorian and Craftsman homes.

From Los Angeles Times

Taking the swinging bravado of American beboppers as their model, young musicians in the mixed neighborhoods of Sophiatown, Johannesburg, and District Six, Cape Town, found their own uses for the techniques of jazz, layering them into regional traditions.

From New York Times