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urban district

urban district noun: a type of local government district, which was created in 1894 in urbanised areas of England and Wales outside boroughs, and in 1898 in Ireland. Abolished in 1974 except those in the Republic of Ireland, which were retitled as towns in 2002.

Noun

urban district (plural urban districts)

  1. (historical) a type of local government district, which was created in 1894 in urbanised areas of England and Wales outside boroughs, and in 1898 in Ireland. Abolished in 1974 except those in the Republic of Ireland, which were retitled as towns in 2002.

Forms of urban district

pluralurban districts

Questions about urban district

What does urban district mean?
Urban district means a type of local government district, which was created in 1894 in urbanised areas of England and Wales outside boroughs, and in 1898 in Ireland. Abolished in 1974 except those in the Republic of Ireland, which were retitled as towns in 2002.
What part of speech is urban district?
Urban district is a noun.
What is the plural of urban district?
The plural of urban district is urban districts.

Words near urban district in the dictionary

  1. Urban Cowboy
  2. Urban Cowboys
  3. urban crawl
  4. urban death
  5. urban decay
  6. urban district
  7. urban districts
  8. urban dweller
  9. urban dwellers
  10. urban exploration
  11. urban explorer

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