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- 1 A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
"It is about 4.5 million square kilometers in area and holds the world’s third largest collection of ice after Antarctica and Greenland."
- 2 a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function wordnet
- 3 A particular geographic region.
"Eggimann used a computer algorithm to analyze data from the open-source geographic database OpenStreetMap and automatically detect areas with the superblock potential. He applied this analysis to 5 km x 5 km areas of the city center in 18 different cities around the world."
- 4 the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary wordnet
- 5 Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
"The photo is a little dark in that area."
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- 6 a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve wordnet
- 7 The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
"The plans are a bit vague in that area."
- 8 a subject of study wordnet
- 9 An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings. British
"A boy seized it, whom she bribed with a shilling to relinquish his prize, which she was taking home, when it escaped from her hand, and fell down the area of a house."
- 10 a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) wordnet
- 11 Penalty box; penalty area.
"Bendtner's goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner."
- 12 a particular environment or walk of life wordnet
- 13 Genitals. slang
"But what do I do when the third one runs at me with his bike helmet on? I got no more hands to protect my area!"
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ārea.
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