precinct
/ˈpriːsɪŋkt/
noun
- A district or area within a city or town, especially one defined for administrative or police purposes.
- The officer was assigned to the downtown precinct.
- Each precinct has its own community policing team.
- Voters in this precinct go to the school gym to cast their ballots.
- An area or zone with a specific purpose or character, such as a shopping or pedestrian precinct.
- The cathedral is located in a quiet precinct away from traffic.
- They turned the old street into a pedestrian precinct with benches and trees.
- The new shopping precinct has over fifty stores and a food court.
- The area surrounding a building or institution, often enclosed or set apart.
- The school precinct includes the main building, the gym, and the playing fields.
- Visitors must stay within the temple precinct during the ceremony.
- Only authorized personnel are allowed within the precinct of the palace.
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