English dictionary
precinct
/'pr/i/s/I//N/kt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the <i>precincts</i> of a state.
Source: webster1913