precinct
precinct is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct.
- 2.A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support. [U.S.] The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice. Laws of Massachusetts.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- backwoods
- beyond
- boundary
- bourn
- but
- circumvallation
- confine
- conterminable
- conterminate
- curbstone
- definite
- demarcation
- enclave
- far
- frontier
- further
- landmark
- limit
- line
- pale
- plus
- point
- reservation
- sluice
- stick
- stint
- term
- terminal
- termination
- terminus
- the
- thus
- turning
- ultra
- verge
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is precinct.
- What is a district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct called?
- What is a parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support. [U.S.] The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice. Laws of Massachusetts called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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