- nounprecincts (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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- Precincts are subdivisions or districts of a city or town12. They can have different meanings depending on the context. They can refer to areas under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of the police force1, or election districts1. They can also mean a surrounding or enclosed area2, such as a school or a building.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.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. b. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district. 2. An election district of a city or town. 3. often precincts.www.thefreedictionary.com/precincts
2 : a surrounding or enclosed area Stay within school precincts. Name that dog! Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words? Anagram puzzles meet word search. Love words? Need even more definitions?
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