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'''Kreis''', ({{pronounced|ˈkʁaɪs}}; plural ''Kreise'' {{IPA|[ˈkʁaɪzə]}}) , is the [[German language|German]] word for circle.
*In [[Germany]], a Kreis is a [[Districts of Germany|district]].
*In [[Prussia]], a Kreis was a [[Kreis in Prussia|district]].
*In the [[Holy Roman Empire]] a ''Reichskreis'' ([[Imperial Circle]]) was a regional association of several principalities.
*In [[Graubünden]] Canton the 11 districts are divided into 39 Kreise (subdistricts).
;Cultural
*[[Jason Kreis]] American soccer players
;See also
*[[Landkreis]]
*[[Circle (country subdivision)]]
*[[Krai]]
*[[Kraj]]
*[[Bezirk]]
*[[Okres]]
*[[Okręg]]
*[[Okrug]]
*[[Powiat]]
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