English → Latin
“district” in Latin
circuituspatrol; circuit; revolution (going around)ambitusa going around, walking around; circuit; orbit, revolution, cycleagerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territoryterritōriumterritory (particularly, the ritually established territory of a settlement bound by the pomerium)rēgiuskingly, regal, royal (of or pertaining to a king); magnificent, splendid, distinguished (worthy of a king)prōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate; a task, responsibility, burden; the office conveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to court
The English word district itself goes back to Latin stringō, through districtus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
district
circuitus: ambitus: ager: territorium (territory): regio (region): provincia (province): conventus (circuit, department): muneris partes (the particular sphere or province of one’s office). ☞ If in a more extended sense of the word, terra, fines are also used, but ditio must be avoided.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for district?
- The usual Latin words for “district” are circuitus, ambitus, ager; also territōrium, rēgius, prōvincia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.