dominion

the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority

British dominion over India (1757-1947)

royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter

the position or authority of a suzerain

a district defined for administrative purposes

one of the administrative divisions of a large city

a small administrative division of a country

an incorporated administrative district established by state charter

the smallest administrative district of several European countries

the territory occupied by a nation

(United States) the largest administrative district within a state

the territory of a count palatine

the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

a district that is reserved for particular purpose

a district whose public schools are administered together

a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

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

the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

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

an administrative division of a county

a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

a district of a town or city

a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)

a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

the central area or commercial center of a town or city

a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

a district with many brothels

a district of a city having some distinguishing character

the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water

a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

a city district known for its vice and high crime rate

the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

a city district where development receives special tax advantages

a part of the city far removed from the center

a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives

a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management

a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time

an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine

a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents

a residential part of town away from the central commercial district

a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia

a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses

an overcrowded residential area

a district where gold is mined

in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

the jurisdiction or office of an abbot

the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop

the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon

the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph

the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

the jurisdiction of a justiciar

range of jurisdiction or influence

the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

the jurisdiction of a patriarch

in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

a district or province governed by a viceroy

a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty

a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations

the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar

the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast