precinct

Significado (Inglés)

1. An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
2. The general area surrounding a place, environs.
3. A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area.
4. A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
5. A subdivision of a city or other locality for the purposes of voting and representation in local government. In cities, precincts may be grouped into wards.
6. A district over which someone or some body of people has control in general; province, sphere of control.
7. A surrounding boundary or limit.

Conceptos

distrito

circunscripción

comarca

estado

frontera

país

provincia

región

territorio

zona

cantón

barrio

recinto

Sinónimos

area

district

boundary

region

compass

🧭

circle

⭕

sphere

borough

border

circumference

compound

ambit

periphery

province

premises

range

extent

section

demesne

circuit

territory

tract

grounds

land

limit

nation

orbit

parcel

part

perimeter

realm

scope

sector

segment

set

soil

state

ward

yard

zone

piece of ground

piece of land

territorial division

territorial dominion

police district

parcel of land

beat

belt

bound

chapter

circuitry

constituency

contingent

contour

country

county

department

division

domain

dominion

electoral district

enclosure

environs

field

fraternity

girth

ground

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpɹisɪŋkt/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English precinct, precincte, early 15th century, in sense of “district for government purposes”, from Medieval Latin precinctum, alternative form of praecinctum (“enclosure, boundary line”), neuter singular of praecinctus, perfect passive participle of Latin praecingō (“surround, gird”), from prae (“before”) + cingō (“surround, encircle”), from which also cinch.
Cognate to Italian precingere (“to encircle”).