distretto
district
noun dee-STRET-toh Less Common
Origin: From Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin distringere (to stretch apart, to restrain).
Usage Note
Distretto is an administrative or geographic subdivision: a judicial district (distretto giudiziario), a military district (distretto militare), or an industrial district (distretto industriale — Italy's famous clusters of specialised small firms). In informal speech it is less common than zona or quartiere; it carries an official, institutional tone. Plural: i distretti.
Examples
"Il distretto industriale è rinomato nel mondo."
Natural Translation
The industrial district is world-renowned.
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