circoscrizione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiōnem (“outline”).[1] Compare French circonscription (“electoral district”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.ko.skritˈt͡sjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: cir‧co‧scri‧zió‧ne

Noun

circoscrizione f (plural circoscrizioni)

  1. circumscription
  2. district, area (administrative unit)
    circoscrizione amministrativa ― administrative district
    circoscrizione comunale ― communal district
  3. (politics) constituency (district represented by one or more elected officials)

References
  1. circoscrizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.