federal district

noun

A type of federal subdivision, often composed of a capital city.

Similar
Distrito Federal
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Meanings

federal district1

nounfederal district (plural federal districts)

plural federal districts

  1. A type of federal subdivision, often composed of a capital city.
  2. In Russia, a grouping of federal subjects (top-level administrative divisions), created for the purpose of ensuring compliance of the containing federal subjects with national law.

Federal District2

proper noun
  1. An administrative division of Brazil; located in the Center West Region of Brazil and containing the country's capital Brasilia
  2. Before 2016, the name formally given to Mexico City, the country’s capital.

    Synonyms: Distrito Federal

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounBefore 2016, the name formally given to Mexico City, the country’s capital.

Similar
Distrito Federal

Translations

Arabic مُقَاطَعَة فِدِرَالِيَّة, دِيسْتْرِيتُو فِيدِيرَال
  • مُقَاطَعَة فِدِرَالِيَّةtype of federal subdivision
  • دِيسْتْرِيتُو فِيدِيرَال (dīstrītū fīdīrāl)federal district in central-western Brazil
  • اَلقِطَاع اَلفِدِرَالِيّ (al-qiṭāʕ al-fidirāliyy)federal district in central-western Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 聯邦區 /联邦区, 聯邦區 /联邦区
  • 聯邦區 /联邦区type of federal subdivision
  • 聯邦區 /联邦区 (Liánbāng Qū)federal district in central-western Brazil
Dutch federaal district
  • federaal districttype of federal subdivision
French district fédéral, District fédéral
  • district fédéraltype of federal subdivision
  • District fédéralfederal district in central-western Brazil
German Bundesdistrikt
  • Bundesdistrikttype of federal subdivision
Indonesian distrik federal
  • distrik federaltype of federal subdivision
Japanese 連邦直轄区, 連邦区
  • 連邦直轄区 (Renpō chokkatsu-ku)federal district in central-western Brazil
  • 連邦区 (Renpō-ku)federal district in central-western Brazil
Korean 연방구
  • 연방구 (yeonbanggu)type of federal subdivision
Malay wilayah persekutuan
  • wilayah persekutuantype of federal subdivision
Portuguese distrito federal, Distrito Federal
  • distrito federaltype of federal subdivision
  • Distrito Federalfederal district in central-western Brazil
  • Distrito Federalfederal district in Mexico
Russian Федера́льный о́круг
  • Федера́льный о́круг (Federálʹnyj ókrug)federal district in central-western Brazil
Spanish distrito federal, Distrito Federal
  • distrito federaltype of federal subdivision
  • Distrito Federalfederal district in central-western Brazil
  • Distrito Federalfederal district in Mexico
Urdu وفاقی ضلع
  • وفاقی ضلع (ufaq-e zila)type of federal subdivision
Vietnamese đặc khu liên bang, đặc khu hành chính liên bang
  • đặc khu liên bangtype of federal subdivision
  • đặc khu hành chính liên bangtype of federal subdivision
Cite this entry
APA

federal district. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federal%20district

MLA

“federal district.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federal%20district. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “federal district,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federal%20district.

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