precinct

pre·cinct  (prsngkt)

n.

1.

a. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.

b. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.

2. An election district of a city or town.

3.

a. A place or enclosure marked off by definite limits, such as walls. Often used in the plural: the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.

b. A boundary: Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.

4. precincts The neighborhood or surrounding area; the environs.

5. An area of thought or action; a province or domain. Often used in the plural: "It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home" (Mark Van Doren).

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[Middle English precincte, a defined district or area, from Medieval Latin praecnctum, from Latin, neuter past participle of praecingere, to encircle : prae-, pre- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

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precinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt]

n

1.

a.  an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wall

b.  such a boundary

2. (Social Science / Human Geography) an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose a shopping precinct pedestrian precinct

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US

a.  a district of a city for administrative or police purposes

b.  the police responsible for such a district

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a polling or electoral district

[from Medieval Latin praecinctum (something) surrounded, from Latin praecingere to gird around, from prae before, around + cingere to gird]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

precinct - a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes city district - a district of a town or city police precinct - a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force election district, voting precinct - one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place

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precinct

noun

area, quarter, section, sector, district, zone a pedestrian precinct

plural noun

district, limits, region, borders, bounds, boundaries, confines, neighbourhood, milieu, surrounding area, environs, purlieus No-one carrying arms is allowed within the precincts of the temple.

Translations

precinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] N

1. (= area) → recinto m (US) (Pol) → distrito m electoral, circunscripción f (US) [of police] → distrito m policial
shopping precinct → centro m comercial
pedestrian precinct → zona f peatonal

2. precincts (= grounds, premises) → límites mpl; (= environs) → alrededores mpl; [of cathedral etc] → recinto msing
within the precincts of → dentro de los límites de

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precinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt]

n

(British) (also shopping precinct) → centre m commercial

(US) (= police district) → arrondissement m

(US) (electoral) → circonscription f precincts

npl (round cathedral, college) → parvis m
within the precincts of → dans l'enceinte de

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precinct

n

(Brit) (= pedestrian precinct) → Fußgängerzone f; (= shopping precinct) → Geschäfts- or Einkaufsviertel nt; (US) (= police precinct) → Revier nt; (= voting precinct) → Bezirk m

precincts pl (= grounds, premises) → Gelände nt, → Areal nt; (= environs) → Umgebung f; (of cathedral) → Domfreiheit f

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precinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] n

a. (also shopping precinct) → zona dei negozi (chiusa al traffico automobilistico)

b. (of cathedral) → recinto precincts npl (environs) → dintorni mpl

c. (Am) (district) → circoscrizione f

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precinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] n

a. (also shopping precinct) → zona dei negozi (chiusa al traffico automobilistico)

b. (of cathedral) → recinto precincts npl (environs) → dintorni mpl

c. (Am) (district) → circoscrizione f

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precinct

n precinct [ˈpriːsiŋkt]

1 (often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries) the cathedral precincts. distrik حدود، تخوم، جوار околности areál område; -område der Bezirk περίβολος recinto õu, (hoone) ümbrus محوطه alue enceinte מִתחָם हाता, आहाता, परिवेश ograđen prostor (bekerített) terület (épületé stb.) lingkungan lóð, afmarkað svæði recinto 構内 경내 teritorija (iestādes) iežogota/noteikta teritorija kawasan terrein område, strøk teren recinto teren (îngrădit) территория вокруг здания areál ograjen prostor gradski kvart [] område บริเวณ bina alanı, avlusu 地界 обгороджена територія, що прилягає до будівлі احاطہ khu vực có tường bao quanh 地界

2 (especially American) an administrative district a police precinct. distrik منطَقَه إداريَّه او إنتِخابيَّه район okrsek distrikt; -distrikt der Bezirk περιφέρεια distrito (policial); distrito/circunscripción (electoral) piirkond حوزه piiri circonscription אֵיזוֹר שִׁיטוּר क्षेत्र, जिला izborna jedinica kerület distrik umdæmi distretto 管区 행정구역 apylinkė, rajonas policijas iecirknis kawasan district bydel, distrikt obwód, rejon distrito circumscripţie административный участок okrsok okoliš kvart distrikt เขตบริหาร semt, mahalle, yetki alanı 管轄區 поліцейська дільниця ضلع khu vực hành chính 管辖区

pedestrian/shopping precinct

an area of shops where no cars are allowed. motorvrye sone منطَقَة مُشاه район забранен за коли pěší zóna center die Fußgängerzone πεζόδρομος zona peatonal; centro comercial jalakäigutänav, kaubanduskeskus قسمتی از شهر که در آن اتومبیل راه نمی دهند kävelykatu zone piétonnière מִדרחוֹב पैदल granica bevásárlónegyed, vásárlóutca tempat pejalan kaki göngugata/-svæði isola pedonale 歩行者天国の商店街 보행자 전용 상점가 pėsčiųjų zona, prekybos rajonas gājēju zona/iela; tirdzniecības rajons kawasan beli-belah winkelcentrum gågate, fotgjengerområde deptak, pasaż handlowy área reservada a peOes zonă pietonală пешеходная зона/торговый пассаж pešia zóna peš cona pešačka zona område med gågator, affärskvarter บริเวณร้านค้าที่ไม่อนุญาตให้รถผ่าน özel alan, mıntıka (車輛禁止通行的)步行區，商店區 пішоходна зона مارکيٹ کا علاقہ جہاں کاروں کو جانے کي اجازت نہيں ہوتي khu vực không cho xe vào （车辆禁止通行的）步行区，商店区

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precinct → دائرة انتخابية centrum område Bezirk περιφέρεια recinto kävelyalue pourtour četvrt zona 指定地区 보행자 전용 구역 district distrikt obręb recinto огороженная территория, прилегающая к зданию polisdistrikt เขต bölge huyện 区域