adjacent district

collocation in English

meaningsofadjacentanddistrict

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adjacent
adjective
uk
/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/us
/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/
very near, next to, ...
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district
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition ofadjacentanddistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadjacent district

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In case the data is not available in the district, the data in anadjacentdistrictis used.
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If their depredation was such as might attract the attention of a higher level of authority they were simply driven into anadjacentdistrictto become somebody else's problem.
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Thirdly, the search can only take place within these limitations upon his own district or upon anadjacentdistrict.
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It will be up toadjacentdistrictcouncils, if that is what they want to do, to put their heads together and sort something out for themselves.
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If consultation is to be effective, that means thatadjacentdistrictcouncils will have some input into the working of the airport under the new management.
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In rare cases, numbers are borrowed from anadjacentdistrict.
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The project is located in two adjacent districts with highly similar economic structures and population (around 500 000 residents).
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There will be regulations operating in one district, but not in adjacent districts.
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The problems had a cultural impact on adjacent districts, and the rising crime rates spread there.
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An interesting experiment was carried out in two adjacent districts.
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A change of name can affect not just the district or region which changes its name but the adjacent districts or regions.
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Their valuations are based on those for similar houses in adjacent districts.
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It is necessary for the successful working of any scheme for the rationing of meat, that areas should be supplied with live stock from their own or from adjacent districts.
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Hyndburn has suffered because adjacent districts have been able to secure investment to the detriment of employment in the borough.
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There are different rules in adjacent districts.
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There are many cases of actual hardship, and there is much unrest and bitter disappointment in many areas, because of the unequal treatment in adjacent districts.
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It caters to the needs of adjacent districts for vegetables, fruit, rice, oil, wheat, flour, household goods and grocery.
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These groups will continue to run the districts they are in and can attack and annex adjacent districts if they choose to.
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This can even be seen at the local level, where adjacent districts can differ on what level sixth grade occupies.
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In 1987 the district was amended to rationalize the boundary, which overlapped adjacent districts and included portions of some buildings.
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