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area

area - noun

  1. A part of the earth's surface: belt, district, locality, neighborhood, quarter, region, tract, zone. Informal neck of the woods. See territory.
  2. A surrounding site: locality, neighborhood, vicinity. See near. place.
  3. A rather small part of a geographic unit considered in regard to its inhabitants or distinctive characteristics: district, neighborhood, quarter(often uppercase). See territory.
  4. A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest: arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world. Slang bag. See territory.