ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase administrative division. (close relations)
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| borough | nounn | |||||
noun • one of the administrative divisions of a large city • an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament | ||||||
| canton | nounn | |||||
noun • a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port • a small administrative division of a country verb • provide housing for (military personnel) • divide into cantons, of a country | ||||||
| county | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government • (United States) the largest administrative district within a state | ||||||
| district | nounn | |||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | ||||||
| parish | nounn | |||||
noun • a local church community • the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor | ||||||
| province | nounn | |||||
noun • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the proper sphere or extent of your activities | ||||||
| region | nounn | |||||
noun • the extended spatial location of something • a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve • a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth • the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | ||||||
| sector | nounn | |||||
noun • a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle • a social group that forms part of the society or the economy • a particular aspect of life or activity • the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes • a portion of a military position • measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end | ||||||
| state | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||
| territory | nounn | |||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes • an area of knowledge or interest • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | ||||||
| ward | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another • English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) • a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections • English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) • block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care • United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) • a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) verb • watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect | ||||||
| zone | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features • any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude • an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic • (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns • separate or apportion into sections | ||||||
| administrative district | nounn | |||||
noun • a district defined for administrative purposes | ||||||
| territorial division | nounn | |||||
noun • a district defined for administrative purposes | ||||||