urban district

American  

noun

1. 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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urban district British  

noun

1. (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

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

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Example Sentences

A large urban district in Florida saw an increase in student test scores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

I believe that I am ready for anything because I served 20 years on a school board in an urban district; you can throw anything at me.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

He represents a majority-Latino urban district that stretches from Koreatown through Pico Union to Highland Park, Eagle Rock and East L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

Salaries for teachers in Oakland are the lowest of any major urban district, he said.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

HAMPTON, an urban district in the Uxbridge parliamentary division of Middlesex, England, 15 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various