area
noun
[ ˈɛːrɪə ]
• a region or part of a town, a country, or the world.
• "rural areas of Britain"
Similar:
district,
region,
zone,
sector,
quarter,
locality,
locale,
neighbourhood,
community,
domain,
realm,
sphere,
environment,
territory,
part,
section,
parish,
spot,
patch,
tract,
stretch,
sweep,
belt,
neck of the woods,
manor,
turf,
• the extent or measurement of a surface or piece of land.
• "the area of a triangle"
Similar:
expanse,
extent,
size,
scope,
compass,
measurements,
dimensions,
proportions,
square footage,
acreage,
• a subject or range of activity or interest.
• "the key areas of science"
Similar:
domain,
sector,
department,
province,
territory,
compartment,
line,
field,
sphere,
discipline,
realm,
• a sunken enclosure giving access to the basement of a building.
• "the area steps"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘space allocated for a specific purpose’): from Latin, literally ‘vacant piece of level ground’.
