о́круг — meaning in English
okrug
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English meaning
- county noun An administrative or geographic division within a country or state.
- district noun An area defined for administrative, political, or geographic purposes.
- parish noun A local church community and the district it serves.
- precinct noun A defined area or district, often one with a specific administrative or official purpose.
- suburb noun A residential area on the edge of a city, with its own local shops and services.
- ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
Senses
о́круг is used for these senses in English:
- arrondissement An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries.
- county An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).
- district An administrative division of an area.
- okrug An administrative division of some Slavic states.
- parish A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.
- precinct (US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
- suburb (AU, Ireland, NZ, UK) Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
- ward An administrative division of a borough, city or council.