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Olgaa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

District vs Region

What's the difference between District and Region? or they're synonyms?
  

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In the British use of the words, a district is a part of a town or city. A region is a much larger area referring to areas of a country or part of the world. com/dictionary/region which will give many examples.

— Heywoodc

  • In the British use of the words, a district is a part of a town or city.
  • A region is a much larger area referring to areas of a country or part of the world.
  • com/dictionary/region which will give many examples.
  • The words are used in often used in administration eg.
  • Many Indian people live in the district of south-west London.
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In the British use of the words, a district is a part of a town or city.  A region is a much larger area referring to areas of a country or part of the world.
This is an excellent online dictionary 
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/region 
which will give many examples.

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A district is an administrative division.

A region is a geographical area or division having definable boundaries.Its also an administrative area. So yes , they are synonyms.
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heywoodcIn the British use of the words, a district is a part of a town or city.

However, it can also be used for an area of countryside, or an area including both towns and countryside. It is still usually smaller than a region.
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