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Definition of 'area'

noun

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"; "Bible country" [syn: area, country]

noun

A subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."

noun

A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" [syn: area, region]

noun

A particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena]

noun

A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

noun

The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: area, expanse, surface area]

Synonyms of 'area'

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abode,
academic discipline,
academic specialty,
acreage,
airspace,
amplitude,
applied science,
arena,
arrondissement,
art,
bag,
bailiwick,
bearings,
beat,
belt,
bench mark,
bigness,
block,
body,
breadth,
bulk,
caliber,
circuit,
classical education,
close,
compass,
concern,
confines,
continental shelf,
continuum,
core curriculum,
corridor,
country,
course,
course of study,
court,
courtyard,
coverage,
cup of tea,
curriculum,
demesne,
department,
department of knowledge,
depth,
diameter,
dimension,
dimensions,
discipline,
district,
division,
domain,
elective,
emplacement,
emptiness,
empty space,
enclosure,
environs,
expanse,
expansion,
extension,
extent,
field,
field of inquiry,
field of study,
forte,
galactic space,
gauge,
general education,
general studies,
girth,
greatness,
ground,
heartland,
height,
hinterland,
hole,
humanities,
infinite space,
interstellar space,
land,
largeness,
latitude and longitude,
length,
liberal arts,
lieu,
limit,
line,
locale,
locality,
location,
locus,
long suit,
lot,
magnitude,
main interest,
major,
manner,
mass,
measure,
measurement,
metier,
milieu,
minor,
natural science,
neighborhood,
nothingness,
offshore rights,
ology,
orb,
orbit,
outer space,
parade,
part,
parts,
pet subject,
pinpoint,
place,
placement,
plot,
point,
position,
precinct,
precincts,
premises,
proportion,
proportions,
proseminar,
province,
pure science,
purlieus,
pursuit,
quadrivium,
quarter,
radius,
range,
reach,
realm,
refresher course,
region,
room,
round,
salient,
scale,
science,
scientific education,
scope,
section,
seminar,
site,
situation,
situs,
size,
social science,
soil,
space,
spatial extension,
specialism,
speciality,
specialization,
specialty,
sphere,
spot,
spread,
square,
stead,
stretch,
strong point,
study,
style,
subdiscipline,
subject,
superficial extension,
surface,
technical education,
technicality,
technicology,
technics,
technology,
terrain,
territory,
thing,
three-mile limit,
tract,
trivium,
twelve-mile limit,
type,
vicinage,
vicinity,
vocation,
void,
volume,
walk,
way,
weakness,
whereabout,
whereabouts,
width,
yard,
zone

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