subdistrict
noun
sub·dis·trict
ˌsəb-ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt 
variants
or sub-district
plural subdistricts or sub-districts
: a subdivision of a district
In 1996, county commissioners created a public library district with two subdistricts—Eastern and Western—and set a property tax rate that voters in each district had to adopt.—
Bob Watson
Bob WatsonBenefited water districts and subdistricts, organized for the purpose of supplying water for particular areas …—U.S. Bureau of the Census
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The application is broken down into four subdistricts: Subdistrict A includes the arena itself and some surface parking lots.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
After the election, Mayor Brandon Johnson will appoint a board president and 10 additional board members from smaller subdistricts.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2024
Additionally, the plan lays the ground work for the overhaul of North Harbor Drive in the North Embarcadero subdistrict into what planners hope will become an iconic waterfront street that prioritizes people over cars.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
For the 833 million people who live in rural areas, the country has just 1,224 subdistrict hospitals and 764 district hospitals.
—WIRED, 27 Sep. 2023
The draft master plan also identifies Grand Caribe Isle South in the Silver Strand subdistrict as a future wetland habitat.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2021
Among the suggestions for economic growth is the introduction of a local convenience zoning subdistrict, which some Boston neighborhoods already have.
—Tiana Woodard, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
Following orders to investigate drug use in Phetchabun province, the local sheriff and village headman in Bung Sam Phan subdistrict, some 150 miles north of Bangkok, poked around schools, factories and temples in search of drug addicts and dealers so they could be sent for rehabilitation.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
What eventually came from those conversations was the Core District, a zone comprised of five connected subdistricts — Downtown, Chinatown, Interurban, Lockwood and Heights.
—Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2023
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
After the election, Mayor Brandon Johnson will appoint a board president and 10 additional board members from smaller subdistricts.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2024
Additionally, the plan lays the ground work for the overhaul of North Harbor Drive in the North Embarcadero subdistrict into what planners hope will become an iconic waterfront street that prioritizes people over cars.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
For the 833 million people who live in rural areas, the country has just 1,224 subdistrict hospitals and 764 district hospitals.
—WIRED, 27 Sep. 2023
The draft master plan also identifies Grand Caribe Isle South in the Silver Strand subdistrict as a future wetland habitat.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2021
Among the suggestions for economic growth is the introduction of a local convenience zoning subdistrict, which some Boston neighborhoods already have.
—Tiana Woodard, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
Following orders to investigate drug use in Phetchabun province, the local sheriff and village headman in Bung Sam Phan subdistrict, some 150 miles north of Bangkok, poked around schools, factories and temples in search of drug addicts and dealers so they could be sent for rehabilitation.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
What eventually came from those conversations was the Core District, a zone comprised of five connected subdistricts — Downtown, Chinatown, Interurban, Lockwood and Heights.
—Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Subdistrict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdistrict. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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