Precinct vs Periphery - What's the difference?
precinct | periphery |
(chiefly, in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
(UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered area.
(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
(US) A subdivision of a city or town for the purposes of voting and representation in city or town government. In cities, precincts may be grouped into wards.
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
As nouns the difference between precinct and periphery
is that precinct is an enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls while periphery is the outside boundary, parts or surface of something.precinct
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Alternative forms
* (chiefly obsolete)Noun
(wikipedia precinct) (en noun)References
periphery
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(wikipedia periphery)Noun
(peripheries)- ''The suburbs are a city's periphery
