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- pronunciation:
- eI
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noun |
| definition 1: |
An area is a part of space. When we imagine an area, we think of some space with a line around it. A town is an area. A garden is an area. Rooms are areas in a house. Very often, one area is part of a larger area.
Our yard has an area for our dog. It has a fence around it so he can't go into the neighbor's yard.Does it snow in your area of the country?My dad keeps his tools in a special area of the basement.
- synonyms:
- place, region
- similar words:
- belt, district, quarter, section, sphere, territory, zone
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| definition 2: |
An area is something a person has studied to do their work.
A doctor's area of study is medicine.- synonyms:
- field, sphere, subject
- similar words:
- arena, orbit, study
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| definition 3: |
The area of something is how much space it covers.
The area of the kitchen is the same as the area of the dining room.
- similar words:
- region, surface
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| related words: |
body, extent, land, location, major, neighborhood, patch, ward, world |
| derivation: |
areal (adj.) |
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