A division of a county. A division, district, or quarter of a
town or city. A division of a forest. A division of a hospital;
as, a fever ward. A division of a city for representative,
electoral, or administrative purposes. A smaller homogenous area
normally within the boundaries of a district. A sub-division of
a district. Electoral Ward - Second level of Census geography in
England & Wales (equivalent of Pseudo Postcode Sector in
Scotland) representing approx. 2000 households in 1991. Part of
the electoral geography of the UK which is constantly under
review.'91 geography'81 geography a district into which a city
or town is divided for the purpose of administration and
elections block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of
rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they
put her in a 4-bed ward" a division of a prison (usually
consisting of several cells) a department in a hospital or
similar suchinstitution a district of a city or town for
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