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• precinct — noun 1 (BrE) commercial area where cars cannot go ADJECTIVE ▪ shopping ▪ the £1.3 million redevelopment of the shopping precinct ▪ pedestrian ▪ town centre 2 (AmE) police district; a police station …   Collocations dictionary

• precinct — /pree singkt/, n. 1. a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection. 2. Also called precinct house. the police station in such a district. 3. Also called election district. one of a… …   Universalium

• precinct — [prē′siŋkt] n. [ME precincte < ML praecinctum < L praecinctus, pp. of praecingere, to encompass < prae , before (see PRE ) + cingere, to surround, gird (see CINCH)] 1. a) [usually pl.] an enclosure between buildings, walls, etc. b)… …   English World dictionary

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• precinct — pre•cinct [[t]ˈpri sɪŋkt[/t]] n. 1) gov a district, as of a city, marked out for administrative purposes or for police protection 2) cvb gov Also called pre′cinct house . the police station in such a district 3) gov one of a fixed number of… …   From formal English to slang

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