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ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the phrase administrative unit. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase administrative unit. (close relations)

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area
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

• a subject of study

• a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

• a particular environment or walk of life

• a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

• the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

borough
nounn
noun

• one of the administrative divisions of a large city

• an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament

city
nounn
noun

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

• an incorporated administrative district established by state charter

• people living in a large densely populated municipality

county
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

• (United States) the largest administrative district within a state

district
nounn
noun

• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

verb

• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

division
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

municipality
nounn
noun

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

• people living in a town or city having local self-government

parish
nounn
noun

• a local church community

• the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

province
nounn
noun

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

• the proper sphere or extent of your activities

region
nounn
noun

• the extended spatial location of something

• a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

• a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

• the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

• a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

sector
nounn
noun

• a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

• a social group that forms part of the society or the economy

• a particular aspect of life or activity

• the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes

• a portion of a military position

• measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

state
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

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

• the way something is with respect to its main attributes

• the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

• a politically organized body of people under a single government

• (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

• a state of depression or agitation

• the territory occupied by a nation

verb

• express in words

• put before

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

territory
nounn
noun

• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

• an area of knowledge or interest

• the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

township
nounn
noun

• an administrative division of a county

zone
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

• any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

• an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

• (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

verb

• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

• separate or apportion into sections

administrative body
nounn
noun

• a unit with administrative responsibilities

Best Hypernyms For ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for administrative unit, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
unit
Phrases (1)
social unit

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