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area

  • noun
  • a·re·a·ar·e·a
  • ĕʼrē-ə

A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.

Other meanings

  1. A particular geographic region.

  2. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.

    “The photo is a little dark in that area.”

Synonyms

  • country

Example sentences

  • “How well do you know this area?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “Pollution was threatening the wildlife in the area.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Conveyor belts take the eggs directly to the packing area.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “area” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.