[ろうやしき, rouyashiki] (n) precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Precinct \Pre"cinct\ (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L.
praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae
before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre-}, and
{Cincture}.]
1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a
boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority;
-- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state. "The
precincts of light." --Milton.
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2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial
or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a
school precinct.
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3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and
taxed for its support. [U.S.]
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The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new
choice. --Laws of
Massachusetts.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
precinct
n 1: a district of a city or town marked out for administrative
purposes
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย