- nounprecinct (noun) · precincts (plural noun)
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHa district of a city or town as defined for police purposes.
- the police station situated in a precinct:"at the precinct, a desk sergeant ran through her ID"
- an electoral district of a city or town served by a single polling place:"with 35 percent of the precincts declaring, he had 51 percent of the vote"
- (precincts)the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place:"all strata of society live within these precincts" · "beyond the precincts of my own family, I am quite inhibited"
- an enclosed or clearly defined area of ground around a cathedral, church, or college.
- BRITISH ENGLISHan area in a town designated for specific or restricted use, especially one that is closed to traffic:"a pedestrian precinct"
Originlate Middle English (denoting an administrative district): from medieval Latin praecinctum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of praecingere ‘encircle’, from prae ‘before’ + cingere ‘gird’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place:
- an enclosed or clearly defined area of ground around a cathedral, church, or college.
- an area in a town designated for specific or restricted use, especially one that is closed to traffic:
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- Precinct is a noun that means a subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force12. It can also mean the area that surrounds a building or place, especially one with a wall around it342. Precincts can refer to the parts or regions immediately surrounding a place, or the ground immediately surrounding a church, temple, or the like4.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.pre·cinct (prē′sĭngkt′) 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.www.thefreedictionary.com/precinctprecinct noun pre·cinct ˈprē-ˌsiŋ (k)t Synonyms of precinct 1 : a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district: such aswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precinct
precinct noun (AREA AROUND BUILDING) precincts [ plural ] mainly UK formal (also precinct [ C ]) the area that surrounds a building or place, especially one with a wall around it: A tunnel entrance was found within the precincts of the prison camp. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/preci…precincts, the parts or regions immediately surrounding a place; environs: the precincts of a town. Chiefly British. the ground immediately surrounding a church, temple, or the like. a walled or otherwise bounded or limited space within which a building or place is situated.www.dictionary.com/browse/precinct Precinct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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