area
[noun]
Synonyms:
- region, district, locality, neighbourhood, zone
- part, portion, section, sector
- field, department, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory

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Related Words: expanse, stretch, district, locality, place, lot, plot, section, terrain, circuit

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English Thesaurus: area, region, zone, district, the business/financial/theatre etc district, ...

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ar‧e‧a S1 W1 AC /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'piece of flat ground']

1. a particular part of a country, town etc:
Only cheeses made in this area may be labelled ‘Roquefort.’
Crime rates are much higher in urban areas.
area of
Many areas of Africa have suffered severe drought this year.

2. a part of a house, office, garden etc that is used for a particular purpose:
a no-smoking area
Their apartment has a large kitchen area.
Come through into the dining area.
the reception area of the hotel
a storage area on the ground floor

3. a particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects:
The course covers three main subject areas.
This study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service.
We’re funding research into new areas such as law enforcement technology.
area of
reforms in the key areas of health and education

4. the amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers
area of
an area of 2,000 square miles
a formula to calculate the area of a circle
⇒ grey area at grey¹(7)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

area
noun
I. part of place
ADJ. huge, large, vast, wide | small | local She knows the local area very well.
surrounding The storms hit Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
central | geographical | isolated, outlying, remote | rural | built up, inner-city, metropolitan, urban | industrial | residential | coastal, mountain | conservation | deprived people living in socially deprived areas
VERB + AREA live in | move into/to A lot of new people have moved into the area recently.
leave, move away from | cover | be scattered over, be spread over Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a large area.
AREA + NOUN manager, office
PREP. in an/the ~ Few homes in the area had electricity.
outside an/the ~ I live outside the London area.
within an/the ~ | ~ around/round the area around London

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area
II. space
ADJ. dining, lounge, reception | picnic, play | no smoking, smoking | penalty
PREP. in an/the ~ I'll meet you in the reception area.

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area
III. subject/activity
ADJ. important, key, main | complex, difficult, problem, sensitive Taxation is a very complex area.
growth The big growth area of recent years has been in health clubs.
subject | grey The proposals contain too many grey areas (= aspects that are not clear).
VERB + AREA cover The course covers two main subject areas.
identify The primary need is to identify problem areas.
PREP. in an/the ~ There have been some exciting new developments in this area.
PHRASES an area of activity/life People with this disability can cope well in most areas of life.
an area of concern/difficulty We are generally pleased with how the scheme is operating but there are one or two areas of concern.
an area of interest/research/study

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area
IV. measurement
ADJ. large | small | total | floor, surface A large building with a floor area of 100m2.
VERB + AREA cover, have The estate covers an area of 106 acres.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

area

a rural area (=in the countryside)
Schools in rural areas are often very small.
an urban area (=in a town or city)
90% of the English population live in urban areas.
a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities)
a remote area of northeast Afghanistan
the local area
He quickly made friends in the local area.
the surrounding area (=the area around a place)
The tourist office will have a map of the surrounding area.
outlying areas (=far from the centre of a town, village etc)
The programme also includes plans to reforest outlying areas of the city.
a wooded area
The plane crashed into trees in a heavily wooded area.
a mountainous area
the mountainous areas of the Massif Central
a coastal area
The bird is found mainly in coastal areas.
a desert area
The hot, dry wind blows in from the desert areas of North Africa.
a residential area (=a part of a town where people live)
They had a large house in a pleasant residential area.
an industrial area
People living in industrial areas are exposed to these types of chemicals.
a built-up area (=with a lot of buildings close together)
New development will not be allowed outside the existing built-up area.
a deprived area (=where many poor people live)
He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.
an inner-city area (=the central part of a city, where many poor people live)
When will something be done to improve our inner-city areas?
a middle-class/working-class etc area (=where a particular class of people live)
She was born in a working-class area of London.
a metropolitan area (=a very large city)
major metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta
a conservation area (=for preserving nature or old buildings)
a new scheme to create a nature conservation area
a geographical area (=one that is shown on a map)
The survey took place in three geographical areas.
move into/out of an area
She had just moved into the area and knew very few people.
Many young people are moving out of rural areas.
keep/stay away from an area
The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
be spread out over a wide area
The town is spread out over a wide area.
be scattered over a wide area
Parts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.
the kitchen/dining/bedroom/bathroom area
The kitchen area is rather small.
the living area (=the main room in a house, where people relax)
The main living area was on the second floor.
a reception area (=a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization go first)
Visitors should please report to the reception area.
a storage area (=a place for keeping things that are not being used)
There’s a temporary storage area where you can put those boxes.
a picnic area (=an area outdoors where you can eat a meal)
We pulled off the highway into a picnic area for lunch.
a play area (=a place for children to play)
There’s a nice play area for the kiddies.
a no-smoking/non-smoking area
The airport terminal is a no-smoking area.
a smoking area
Employers do not have to provide smoking areas.

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area
noun
DUBIOUS: A number of different countries and areas face the same problem.
GOOD: A number of different countries and regions face the same problem.

Usage Note:
To refer to one of the very large parts of a country, or to an area which includes more than one country, use region : 'This region of France is famous for its wine.' 'We apologize to viewers in the southern region for the poor picture quality.' 'This variety of rice is grown mainly in cool temperate regions.'

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area a part of a town or country, or of the world:
They live in a very wealthy area.
coastal areas
region a large area of a country or the world:
the northwest region of Russia
desert regions
zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way:
a war zone
a no-parking zone
We crossed two different time zonesareas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.
district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens:
the Chelsea district of Manhattan
⇒ the business/financial/theatre etc district:
the financial district of London
neighbourhood British English
, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live:
a friendly neighbourhood
There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.
suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live:
a suburb of Boston
quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live:
the French quarter of New Orleans
slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live:
He grew up in the slums of East London.
ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live:
a black baby born in the ghetto

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

size noun [uncountable and countable] how big someone or something is:
What size is that shirt?
The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet.
Your desk is exactly the same size as mine.
Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg.
The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt.
There were several pieces of wood of different sizes.
Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size.
The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size.
The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small.
In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.
dimensions noun [plural] the length, width, and height of an object, room, building etc:
What are the dimensions of the table?
measurements noun [plural] the length, width, or height of something, or of someone’s body:
I need to check the measurements of the window.
your waist measurement is 31 inches
The nurse took my measurements.
proportions noun [plural] the relative sizes of the different parts of an object, room, building etc:
The proportions don’t look right to me.
You can sit in the Plaza and admire the proportions of the cathedral.
area noun [uncountable and countable] the amount of space that a flat surface such as a floor or field covers:
To measure the area of a room, you need to multiply the length by the width.
extent noun [uncountable] the size of a large area:
The extent of the ranch is enormous.
The island measured about 1,600 kilometres in extent.
bulk noun [uncountable] the very large size of something:
The statue’s massive bulk made it difficult to move.
his enormous bulk
The view was dominated by the huge bulk of the power station.
capacity noun [singular] the amount that a container will hold:
The capacity of the tank is around 500 gallons.
The computer’s memory has a capacity of over 200 megabytes.
All the storage units were filled to capacity.
volume noun [singular] the amount of space that a substance fills, or that an object contains:
The average domestic swimming pool has a volume of 45,000 litres.
This instrument measures the volume of air in your lungs.
Help me figure out the volume of this fish tank.
The shifting of continents has an impact on the volume of water the oceans can contain.

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