District vs. Street — What's the Difference?
Difference Between District and Street
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District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district.
Street
A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about.
District
A division of an area, as for administrative purposes.
Street
A public road in a city, town, or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides
45 Lake Street
The narrow, winding streets of Edinburgh
District
A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature
Went to the lake district for their vacation.
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Street
Relating to the outlook, values, or lifestyle of those young people who are perceived as composing a fashionable urban subculture
London street style
District
To mark off or divide into districts.
Street
Abbr. St. A public way or thoroughfare in a city or town, usually with a sidewalk or sidewalks.
District
An administrative division of an area.
The Soho district of London
Street
Such a public way considered apart from the sidewalks
Don't play in the street.
District
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
The Lake District in Cumbria
Street
A public way or road along with the houses or buildings abutting it
Lives on a quiet street.
District
(UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
South Oxfordshire District Council
Street
The people living, working, or habitually gathering in or along a street
The whole street protested the new parking regulations.
District
(transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.
Street
Street A district, such as Wall Street in New York City, that is identified with a specific profession. Often used with the.
District
(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
Street
The streets of a city viewed as the scene of crime, poverty, or dereliction.
District
Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
Punishing with the rod of district severity.
Street
The common public viewed as a repository of public attitudes and understanding.
District
The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
Street
Near or giving passage to a street
A street door.
District
A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc.
To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not exceeding ten miles square.
Street
Taking place in the street
A street brawl.
Street crime.
District
Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.
These districts which between the tropics lie.
Street
Living or making a living on the streets
Street people.
A street vendor.
District
To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.
Street
Performing on the street
Street musicians.
A street juggler.
District
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Street
Crude; vulgar
Street language.
Street humor.
District
Regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Street
Appropriate for wear or use in public
Street clothes.
Street
A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.
Street
A road as above, but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.
I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.
Street
The roads that run perpendicular to avenues in a grid layout.
Street
The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.
Street
The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.
Street
An illicit or contraband source, especially of drugs.
I got some pot cheap on the street.
The seized drugs had a street value of $5 million.
Street
(finance) Wall Street.
Street
(attributive) Living in the streets.
A street cat; a street urchin
Street
Streetwise slang.
Street
(figuratively) A great distance.
He's streets ahead of his sister in all the subjects in school.
Street
(poker slang) Each of the three opportunities that players have to bet, after the flop, turn and river.
Street
A style of skateboarding featuring typically urban obstacles.
Street
(slang) Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.
Street
To build or equip with streets.
Street
To eject; to throw onto the streets.
Street
To heavily defeat.
Street
To go on sale.
Street
To proselytize in public.
Street
Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses.
He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street unto the field.
At home or through the high street passing.
His deserted mansion in Duke Street.
Street
The roadway of a street{1}, as distinguished from the sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.
Street
The inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole street knew about their impending divorce.
Street
A thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings;
They walked the streets of the small town
He lives on Nassau Street
Street
The part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel;
Be careful crossing the street
Street
The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction;
She tried to keep her children off the street
Street
A situation offering opportunities;
He worked both sides of the street
Cooperation is a two-way street
Street
People living or working on the same street;
The whole street protested the absence of street lights
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