administrative division

Other forms: administrative divisions

Definitions of administrative division

1. noun

   a district defined for administrative purposes
   synonyms: administrative district, territorial division

   examples:

   Lower Egypt

   one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta

   Upper Egypt

   one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan

   Khabarovsk

   an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia

   types:

   borough

   one of the administrative divisions of a large city

   canton

   a small administrative division of a country

   city

   an incorporated administrative district established by state charter

   commune

   the smallest administrative district of several European countries

   country, land, state

   the territory occupied by a nation

   county

   (United States) the largest administrative district within a state

   county palatine

   the territory of a count palatine

   department

   the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

   federal district

   a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

   reservation, reserve

   a district that is reserved for a particular purpose

   school district

   a district whose public schools are administered together

   shire

   a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

   municipality

   an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

   prefecture

   the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

   province, state

   the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

   town, township

   an administrative division of a county

   ward

   a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

   banana republic

   a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)

   country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land

   the country where you were born

   buffer country, buffer state

   a small neutral state between two rival powers

   city, metropolis, urban center

   a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

   commonwealth

   the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

   Indian reservation

   a reservation set aside for the use of Indians

   preserve

   a reservation where animals are protected

   kingdom

   a country with a king as head of state

   eparchy

   a province in ancient Greece

   American state

   one of the 50 states of the United States

   tax haven

   a country or independent region where taxes are low

   town

   an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

   European country, European nation

   any one of the countries occupying the European continent

   African country, African nation

   any one of the countries occupying the African continent

   Asian country, Asian nation

   any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

   South American country, South American nation

   any one of the countries occupying the South American continent

   North American country, North American nation

   any country on the North American continent

   Italian region

   Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes

   Canadian province

   Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes

   Australian state

   one of the several states constituting Australia

   sultanate

   country or territory ruled by a sultan

   Soviet Socialist Republic

   one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)

   Swiss canton

   one of the cantons of Switzerland

   type of:

   district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory

   a region marked off for administrative or other purposes