precinct

(prē'sĭngkt')
n.

1. 1. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.
   2. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.
2. An election district of a city or town.
3. 1. A place or enclosure marked off by definite limits, such as walls. Often used in the plural: the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.
   2. A boundary: Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.
4. precincts The neighborhood or surrounding area; the environs.
5. An area of thought or action; a province or domain. Often used in the plural: "It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home" (Mark Van Doren).

[Middle English precincte, a defined district or area, from Medieval Latin praecīnctum, from Latin, neuter past participle of praecingere, to encircle : prae-, pre- + cingere, to gird.]

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noun

1. The boundary surrounding a certain area. bound² (used in plural), confine (used in plural), limit (used in plural). See limited/unlimited.
2. A surrounding area. environment, environs, locale, locality, neighborhood, surroundings, vicinity. See near/far/distance, place.

The grounds immediately surrounding a cathedral.

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A constable's or police district. A small geographical unit of government. An election district created for convenient localization of polling places. A county or municipal subdivision for casting and counting votes in elections.

IN BRIEF: Any of the districts into which a city is divided.

There was one precinct in the county that had one hundred percent of its votes counted by seven o'clock.

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For a list of words related to precinct, see:

• Cities, Towns, Villages, and Districts - precinct: electoral subdivision of town, city, or ward; section of city for police control
• Elections and Campaigns - precinct: smallest voting subdivision of city or ward
• Police Procedures and Detection - precinct: police headquarters for section of city

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grænse, distrikt

Nederlands (Dutch)
kiesdistrict, politiewijk, politiebureau, gebied

Français (French)
n. - (GB) quartier commerçant, (GB) zone piétonne, (US, Admin) ciconscription

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bezirk, Bereich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περίβολος, περιοχή, (ΗΠΑ) περιφέρεια εκλογικού ή αστυνομικού τμήματος, (πληθ.) περίχωρα

Italiano (Italian)
distretto, precinto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - precinto (m), recinto (m), distrito (m)

Русский (Russian)
участок, полицейский участок

Español (Spanish)
n. - distrito electoral, circunscripción, comisaría, distrito policial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - område, valdistrikt, polisdistrikt, pl. omgivningar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
选区, 管辖区域, 管理区

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 選區, 管轄區域, 管理區

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 관구, (지방) 선거구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 構内, 周辺, 管区, 選挙区, 地区, 境界

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منطقه انتخابيه, حد, تخم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתחם, תחום, גבול, סביבה, חצר, רחבה, שטח, איזור, תחנת משטרה איזורית (מדוברת), חלוקה של ארץ, עיר וכו' לאיזורי בחירה ומשטרה (ארה"ב)‬

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