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precinct

 
 
/ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ noun

Translation

a pedestrian/shopping precinct UK an area in a town where there are shops and no cars are allowed
araç trafiğine kapalı alışveriş alanı; mağazalar bölgesi
66016882107
[C] US an area in a city that a particular group of police are responsible for, or the building in which they work
semt, bölge, merkez, saha, mıntıka; polis sorumluluk sahası; polis merkezi
the 45th precinct6956601688
(Definition of precinct noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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