Site Definition

sīt
sited, sites, siting
noun
sites
The place where a structure or group of structures was, is, or is to be located.
A good site for the school.
American Heritage
A piece of land considered from the standpoint of its use for some specified purpose.
A good site for a town.
Webster's New World
The place where something is, was, or is to be; location or scene.
The site of a battle.
Webster's New World

A location on the Internet that is accessible at a single address; often, specif., a website.

Webster's New World
Wiktionary
verb
sited, sites, siting
To locate or position on a site.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Site

Noun

Singular:
site
Plural:
sites

Origin of Site

  • From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman site, from Latin situs (“position, place, site"), from sinere (“to put, lay, set down, usually let, suffer, permit").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin situs situs

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian syt).

    From Wiktionary

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