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Synonyms for precinct

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pree-singkt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpri sɪŋkt

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Définition of precinct

Origin :
  • c.1400, prasaynt (mid-15c. as precincte), "district defined for purposes of government or representation," from Medieval Latin precinctum "enclosure, boundary line," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin praecingere "to gird about, surround," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + cingere "to surround, encircle" (see cinch (v.)).
  • noun subdivision
Example sentences :
  • On one of these nights the Captain of the Precinct was present in plain clothes.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • While they hold office, they shall dwell within the precinct of the God.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • The temple, it is true, often stood within some sort of precinct, but it was accessible to all.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
  • Hundreds of precinct meetings were held during the whole summer.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • It was not a legal duty, for law had not yet penetrated into the precinct of the Family.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Law » by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
  • Just missed you at the Precinct House, came after you, and saw you turn in here.
  • Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
  • They were one of the few teams in the Seventh Precinct to make full quota.
  • Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
  • He had time to go over to the precinct station in the West Eighties first.
  • Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • The plain or precinct of Olympia is situated in the district of Elis.
  • Extract from : « Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca » by Homer
  • They say the rat labels were in a majority in this precinct—how was that?
  • Extract from : « The Clansman » by Thomas Dixon

Antonyms for precinct

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