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Anjanesh Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Localities vs Districts

Hi

I would like to know the difference between Localities and Districts.
I thought they were same or so similar that they can be considered the same but it seems Directory Listings have them as separate sub-categories under a City category.

Thanks
  

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Hi, A district is usually an administrative area (eg the District of Columbia in the USA) or an area that has a lot in common geographically (eg the Lake District in England). A locality is a little more vague and general in definition. It's a bit like 'area' or even 'neighbourhood'.

— Clive

  • Hi, A district is usually an administrative area (eg the District of Columbia in the USA) or an area that has a lot in common geographically (eg the Lake District in England).
  • A locality is a little more vague and general in definition.
  • It's a bit like 'area' or even 'neighbourhood'.
  • It tends to be used to focus on one place that is part of a larger place.
  • I think countries and cities may use different words in city directories.
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Hi,

A district is usually an administrative area (eg the District of Columbia in the USA) or an area that has a lot in common geographically (eg the Lake District in England).

A locality is a little more vague and general in definition. It's a bit like 'area' or even 'neighbourhood'. It tends to be used to focus on one pla
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Thanks for the information.
Clive I'm not surprised that your directory uses districts, but I'm a little surprised that it talks about localities.
I was actually referring to dmoz.org directory !

Thanks again.
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