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area

noun

1 area

A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography):
— It was a mountainous area.

synonym: country.

Roget 182: place, lieu, spot, point, dot; niche, nook etc. (corner) 244; hole; pigeonhole etc. (receptacle) ... show more

Dutch: gebied, terrein

2 area

A subject of study.

3 area

A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.

synonym: region.

Dutch: gewest, streek

4 area

A particular environment or walk of life:
— It was a closed area of employment.

synonyms: arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere.

Roget 181: region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle; ... show more

Dutch: vlak, sfeer, domein, terrein, gebied, veld

5 area

A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.

Dutch: area
Polish: miejsce

6 area

The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary:
— The area of a rectangle.
— It was about 500 square feet in area.

synonyms: expanse, surface area.

Dutch: oppervlakte
Polish: pole, pole powierzchni, powierzchnia


Moby thesaurus: abode, academic discipline, academic specialty, acreage, airspace, amplitude, applied science, arena, arrondissement, art, bag, bailiwick, bearings, beat, belt, bench mark, bigness, block, body, breadth ... show more.

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