administrative division

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administrative division - a district defined for administrative purposes administrative district, territorial division borough - one of the administrative divisions of a large city canton - a small administrative division of a country city - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate" commune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" county - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road" county palatine - the territory of a count palatine department - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes federal district - a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation reservation, reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purpose school district - a district whose public schools are administered together shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government prefecture - the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" township, town - an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal" ward - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections