precinct
[ pree-singkt ]
/ ˈpri sɪŋkt /
noun
Words nearby precinct
Origin of precinct
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precinct
/ (ˈpriːsɪŋkt) /
noun
- an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wall
- such a boundary
an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purposea shopping precinct; pedestrian precinct
US
- a district of a city for administrative or police purposes
- the police responsible for such a district
US a polling or electoral district
Word Origin for precinct
C15: from Medieval Latin praecinctum (something) surrounded, from Latin praecingere to gird around, from prae before, around + cingere to gird
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