Zones (9)
I believe the answer is:
districts
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">zones</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('district' can be a synonym of 'zone')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for districts that I've seen before include "Regions, administrative areas" , "Certain areas, regions" , "Areas of jurisdiction" .)