District in Different Languages
Discover 'District' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
District
Afrikaans distrik | ||
Albanian rrethi | ||
Amharic ወረዳ | ||
Arabic منطقة | ||
Armenian շրջան | ||
Assamese জিলা | ||
Aymara tistritu | ||
Azerbaijani rayon | ||
Bambara sigida | ||
Basque auzoa | ||
Belarusian раён | ||
Bengali জেলা | ||
Bhojpuri जिला | ||
Bosnian okrug | ||
Bulgarian област | ||
Catalan districte | ||
Cebuano distrito | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 区 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 區 | ||
Corsican distrettu | ||
Croatian okrug | ||
Czech okres | ||
Danish distrikt | ||
Dhivehi ސަރަހައްދު | ||
Dogri जि'ला | ||
Dutch wijk | ||
English district | ||
Esperanto distrikto | ||
Estonian linnaosa | ||
Ewe nuto | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) distrito | ||
Finnish kaupunginosa | ||
French district | ||
Frisian distrikt | ||
Galician distrito | ||
Georgian რაიონი | ||
German kreis | ||
Greek περιοχή | ||
Guarani táva | ||
Gujarati જીલ્લો | ||
Haitian Creole distri | ||
Hausa gundumar | ||
Hawaiian apana | ||
Hebrew מָחוֹז | ||
Hindi जिला | ||
Hmong cheeb tsam | ||
Hungarian kerület | ||
Icelandic umdæmi | ||
Igbo district | ||
Ilocano distrito | ||
Indonesian distrik | ||
Irish dúiche | ||
Italian quartiere | ||
Japanese 地区 | ||
Javanese kabupaten | ||
Kannada ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ | ||
Kazakh аудан | ||
Khmer ស្រុក | ||
Kinyarwanda karere | ||
Konkani जिल्लो | ||
Korean 지구 | ||
Krio distrikt | ||
Kurdish herêm | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) قەزا | ||
Kyrgyz район | ||
Lao ເມືອງ | ||
Latin regio | ||
Latvian apgabals | ||
Lingala etuka | ||
Lithuanian rajonas | ||
Luganda disitulikiti | ||
Luxembourgish bezierk | ||
Macedonian област | ||
Maithili जिला | ||
Malagasy distrika | ||
Malay daerah | ||
Malayalam ജില്ല | ||
Maltese distrett | ||
Maori takiwa | ||
Marathi जिल्हा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ | ||
Mizo ram bial khat | ||
Mongolian дүүрэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ခရိုင် | ||
Nepali जिल्ला | ||
Norwegian distrikt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chigawo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଜିଲ୍ଲା | ||
Oromo aanaa | ||
Pashto ولسوالۍ | ||
Persian ناحیه | ||
Polish dzielnica | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) distrito | ||
Punjabi ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ | ||
Quechua distrito | ||
Romanian district | ||
Russian район | ||
Samoan itu | ||
Sanskrit जनपद | ||
Scots Gaelic sgìre | ||
Sepedi distriki | ||
Serbian округ | ||
Sesotho setereke | ||
Shona dunhu | ||
Sindhi ضلعو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දිසා | ||
Slovak okres | ||
Slovenian okrožje | ||
Somali degmada | ||
Spanish distrito | ||
Sundanese kabupatén | ||
Swahili wilaya | ||
Swedish distrikt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) distrito | ||
Tajik ноҳия | ||
Tamil மாவட்டம் | ||
Tatar район | ||
Telugu జిల్లా | ||
Thai อำเภอ | ||
Tigrinya ኣውራጃ | ||
Tsonga xifundza | ||
Turkish ilçe | ||
Turkmen etrap | ||
Twi (Akan) masnini | ||
Ukrainian р-ну | ||
Urdu ضلع | ||
Uyghur رايون | ||
Uzbek tuman | ||
Vietnamese huyện | ||
Welsh ardal | ||
Xhosa kwisithili | ||
Yiddish דיסטריקט | ||
Yoruba agbegbe | ||
Zulu isifunda |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "distrik" in Afrikaans comes from the Dutch "district", ultimately derived from the Latin "districtus", meaning "a defined territory". |
| Albanian | The word "rrethi" comes from the Latin "radius," meaning "ray" or "spoke," and originally referred to the administrative divisions of the Roman Empire. |
| Amharic | Amharic ወረዳ (weräda) comes from the root word ረደ (rädä) meaning to descend or go down. |
| Arabic | The word "منطقة" can also refer to a "zone" or "region" in Arabic. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "շրջան" ultimately derives from the Persian word "shahr", meaning "city" or "town". |
| Azerbaijani | In Persian, "rayon" means "territory, region, or province." |
| Basque | "Auzoa" can mean both "district" and "neighborhood" in Basque |
| Belarusian | The word can also refer to a type of traditional woven cloth in Belarusian culture. |
| Bengali | জেলা is derived from the Sanskrit word 'deśa' which means 'country' or 'region', thus its original meaning was 'a small country' |
| Bosnian | The word 'okrug' in Bosnian is derived from the Slavic word '*obkrug' meaning 'around' or 'circle'. |
| Bulgarian | Област, a Slavic noun meaning both "district" of the state and "sphere" of the human mind (in this sense is related to "обло"" - "cover, surround") and "облако" - "cloud". |
| Catalan | Catalan "districte" comes from "districtus" and originally referred to an "area governed by Roman authorities" |
| Cebuano | The word "distrito" (district) in Cebuano also means a small administrative unit or neighborhood. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character "区" can also mean "area", "portion", or "region". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 區 also means 'zone,' 'area,' 'region,' 'place,' 'locality,' 'quarter,' or 'section'. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "distrettu" also refers to an administrative division within a canton, similar to a sub-district. |
| Croatian | Originally, "okrug" meant a circle or a round area (cognate with "okruglo" meaning "round" in Croatian). |
| Czech | "Okres" is also used to refer to a prehistoric period or a period of time in general. |
| Danish | The Danish word "distrikt" originates from the Latin word "districtus" and originally meant "a geographical or administrative division of a country". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word 'wijk' is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'wīk', which originally meant 'camp' or 'settlement'. |
| Esperanto | 'Distrikto' also means 'district' in Esperanto, but is derived from the Latin 'districtus' meaning 'drawn out', and not from the Spanish 'distrito'. |
| Estonian | This place name derives from "linn" (town, castle) and "aosa" (part), and thus originally marked the territory surrounding a local stronghold |
| Finnish | While kaupunginosa literally means 'city-part', its other meaning is 'district', a political division. |
| French | The word "district" comes from the Latin word "districtus," meaning "a region marked off by boundaries." |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "distrikt" can also refer to a specific administrative subdivision within a municipality. |
| Galician | In Galician, "distrito" can also refer to a judicial district or the office of a district attorney. |
| Georgian | The word "რაიონი" comes from the French word "rayon" and also refers to a department or prefecture. |
| German | The word "Kreis" derives from an old Germanic word meaning "circle" or "sphere", reflecting the historical practice of organizing administrative divisions around geographic boundaries. |
| Greek | " Περιοχή " also refers to the abdominal cavity in the human body, the area surrounding a volcano and a body part. |
| Gujarati | The word "જીલ્લો" (district) in Gujarati is derived from the Persian word "zila", meaning "division" or "province". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "distri" in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "district," meaning "a specific area or division of a region." |
| Hausa | The word "gundumar" is thought to derive from the Arabic word "qism", meaning "part" or "district". It can also refer to a group of villages or a chieftaincy. |
| Hawaiian | The word "apana" can also refer to a land division, a section of land, or a plot of land. |
| Hebrew | The word "מָחוֹז" (district) is derived from the root "הוח" (to go), suggesting a region or area within which people travel or roam. |
| Hindi | In Urdu, "district" is also known as "zila" which originally meant "a group of villages". |
| Hmong | "Cheeb tsam" is also the Hmong word for a "sub-village," "clan group," or "village branch." |
| Hungarian | The word kerület originated from the Middle Hungarian "ker", meaning "to enclose". |
| Icelandic | The word “umræmi” initially meant “delimitation” and was later used in the sense of “delimited area” and eventually “district”. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ọgbe" can also refer to a person's homestead, a group of people living together, or a section of a town. |
| Indonesian | The word "distrik" in Indonesian is derived from the Dutch word "district" and has the same meaning. |
| Irish | In Irish, 'dúiche' can also refer to one's homeland or native place, adding a sense of belonging and connection to the term. |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "quartiere" can also refer to a neighborhood, a city ward, or even a specific building or block within a city. |
| Japanese | The word "地区" can also mean "area" or "region" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, 'kabupaten' can also refer to a group of villages under the leadership of a common elder or official. |
| Kannada | The word "ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ" also means "a large tract of land" or "a region". |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, the word "аудан" also refers to a traditional Kazakh administrative division. |
| Khmer | It is closely related to the concept of "a field". |
| Korean | 지구 can also refer to the area around an administrative office, such as a district office. |
| Kurdish | The word herêm in Kurdish derives from the Arabic word harīm, meaning "a sacred or forbidden place" or "a sanctuary". It can also refer to a "residential district" or a "city quarter" in some contexts. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "район" is sometimes confused with "айыл" (village) in Kyrgyz, but they have distinct meanings and usages. |
| Latin | In Latin, 'regio' derives from the verb 'regere' ('to rule'), implying governance over a particular area. |
| Latvian | The word “apgabals” comes from the German loanword “Apgabel,” meaning a certain section within which the tithe of the church and other taxes are levied. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "rajonas" is related to the Slavic word "raj", which means "paradise". |
| Luxembourgish | While "Bezirke" are administrative units in Germany, "Bezirker" in Luxembourg are electoral districts for the country's Chamber of Deputies. |
| Macedonian | Област derives from the Old Church Slavonic word власт meaning "dominion", "power", "authority" |
| Malagasy | The French word “district” is the likely origin, but the term could also refer to a group within a commune or the head of a district. |
| Malay | The word "daerah" in Malay can also refer to a region, a geographical area, or a locality. |
| Malayalam | The word "ജില്ല" (district) in Malayalam is derived from the Persian word "zil", meaning "shadow" or "province." |
| Maltese | The word "distrett" is derived from the Italian word "distretto", which means "district" or "county". |
| Maori | The word "takiwa" in Māori can also refer to a region governed by a Māori chief or tribe. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "जिल्हा" (district) derives from the Persian word "zila" (land), which itself originates from the Arabic word "zil" (shadow). |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "дүүрэг" (district) also refers to an area of land divided into smaller units or to a group of people living in a particular area. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ခရိုင်" in Burmese can also be used to refer to a geographical area larger than a township but smaller than a state or region. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word 'जिल्ला' (district) originates from the Sanskrit term 'जल', meaning water. |
| Norwegian | "Distrikt" is a cognate of the French word "district," and is used in Norwegian to refer to a subdivision of a county or other administrative division. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chigawo" can also refer to a "region" or "province" in the Chewa language. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word “ولسوالۍ” (“district”) is derived from the Persian word “ولایت” (“province”), which in turn comes from the Arabic word “ولاية” (“governance”). |
| Persian | The word "ناحیه" can also mean "neighborhood" or "region" in Persian. |
| Polish | Etymology: Polish dzielnica from dzielić 'to share, to divide', thus 'a shared, divided place'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Distrito" derives from the Latin word "districtus" (to bind, to surround, to limit). |
| Punjabi | It is a borrowing from the Persian word "zirlah", meaning "a yard or garden." |
| Romanian | "District" in Romanian can also refer to a city quarter or a geographical region. |
| Russian | The word "район" also means "paradise" or "heaven" in Russian. |
| Samoan | Itu can also mean 'that' or 'it' in Samoan, similar to the demonstrative pronoun 'that' in English. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "sgìre" is also used in Scots Gaelic to refer to a "parish" or "diocese". |
| Serbian | Округ is also used to describe a group of deputies elected on a regional list to represent their region in the parliament. |
| Sesotho | The word "setereke" is derived from the root "tereka," meaning "to draw a line" or "to mark out," and refers to a defined geographical area. |
| Shona | The word 'dunhu' is derived from the Proto-Bantu root '-dù' meaning 'to dwell'. |
| Sindhi | The word ضلعو "district" is derived from the Arabic word "ضلع" "side", referring to the different sides or parts of a province. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | දිසා (disa) is cognate with Sanskrit disha (दिश) which means direction and also part, place, or region. |
| Slovak | "Okres" comes from the Czech word "okrouh" (meaning "circle"), originally referring to an administrative unit with a circular boundary. |
| Slovenian | The word 'okrožje' originates from the Proto-Slavic word '*okrugъ', which originally meant 'round' or 'circle'. |
| Somali | "Degmada" can also refer to a specific administrative region in Somalia and other regions where Somali people live. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "distrito" also refers to a judicial or electoral division, and can designate a specific area within a city or town. |
| Sundanese | The word "kabupatén" derives from the Sanskrit words "kabhupati pati" meaning "lord of the land". |
| Swahili | Wilāya may also refer to an "appointment" or "delegation". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "distrikt" stems from the Latin word "districtus", which means "region" or "territory". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "distrito" can also mean "region" or "area". |
| Tajik | The word "ноҳия" ("district") is derived from the Persian word "ناحیه" ("district") |
| Telugu | The word "జిల్లా" (district) is derived from the Sanskrit word "जिल्ला" (jilḍa), meaning "a collection of villages" or "a region under a single administrative unit". |
| Thai | The word "อำเภอ" (district) also means "watercourse" or "estuary" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "ilçe" derives from the Mongolian word "ilgür", which denotes a small feudal domain. |
| Ukrainian | The word "р-ну" in Ukrainian is derived from the Slavic word "раyon", which also means "district" in other Slavic languages such as Russian and Polish. |
| Urdu | The word "ضلع" can also mean "side" or "rib" in Arabic and Urdu. |
| Uzbek | "Tuman" also means "10,000" in Uzbek, Persian, and Mongolian. |
| Vietnamese | "Huyện" originally meant "frontier" or "outpost" |
| Welsh | The word 'ardal' is derived from the Welsh word 'ard', meaning 'high', and can also refer to a high place or a mountain. |
| Xhosa | The word "kwisithili" originates from the Xhosa phrase "ukusitha" (to sit), referring to a place where people gathered for meetings or discussions. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'דיסטריקט' can also refer to a specific neighborhood or area with a particular character or identity. |
| Yoruba | "Agbegbe" in Yoruba could also refer to a group of people or an assembly. |
| Zulu | In some traditional Nguni societies, an isifunda was a military unit of around 200 men and women. |
| English | The word 'district' derives from the Latin word 'districtus', meaning 'separation' or 'division'. It can also refer to an administrative or electoral division of a city or country. |