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noun

a minor administrative division in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with local self-government by a district council, but lacking the charter of a borough.

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Words nearby urban district

urban area, urban blues, urban contemporary, Urbandale, urban dance, urban district, urbane, urban forest, urban golf, urban guerrilla, urban homesteading

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How to use urban district in a sentence

One, carried out in an urban district of Salt Lake County, Utah, examined transmission in 20 elementary schools over a six-week period in December and January.
CDC says three feet between students is usually enough, a change that paves the way for more in-person instruction|Laura Meckler, Karin Brulliard, Lena H. Sun|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
This didn’t keep many large urban districts in the state from starting the school year with remote learning.
The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers|by Alec MacGillis, photography by Celeste Sloman|March 8, 2021|ProPublica
Barrera also pointed out that other big urban districts like Los Angeles and Long Beach Unified still had not reached an agreement for any in-person services on their campuses.
La Jolla Parents Are Opting Out of San Diego Unified|Will Huntsberry|September 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego
We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

So, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District Judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Young, hip, urban millennials are using tools like Instagram to become one of the fastest growing travel markets.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The rebellion spread to their district, and many of the natives on and about the estate were eager to join in the movement.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Some of the tribes inhabiting the district of the lower Amazon indulge in snuff-taking.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
It must have been incorporated under a special or general law of the State or district in which it is located.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
In addition to asbestos, it is worthy of note that the whole of the Thetford district is rich in minerals.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for urban district

urban district

noun

(in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) an urban division of an administrative county with an elected council in charge of housing and environmental services: usually made up of one or more thickly populated areas but lacking a borough charter

(in the Republic of Ireland) any of 49 medium-sized towns with their own elected councils

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