jurisdiction vs district

jurisdiction and district both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jurisdiction	Yes	No	No	No
district	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, district is a hypernym of jurisdiction; that is, district is a word with a broader meaning than jurisdiction:

Other hypernyms of jurisdiction include dominion, territorial dominion, territory.

jurisdiction (noun)	district (noun)
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law	a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

jurisdiction (verb)	district (verb)
	regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns