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site noun [ sʌɪt ]

• an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed.
• "the proposed site of a hydroelectric dam"
Similar: plot, lot, area, plat,
• a website.
• "the site has no ads and is not being promoted with banners"

site verb

• fix or build (something) in a particular place.
• "the rectory is sited behind the church"
Similar: place, put, position, situate, locate, set, install,
Origin: late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, or from Latin situs ‘local position’. The verb dates from the late 16th century.


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