area synonyms

area

n.

  1. An expanse

    stretch, distance, space; see expanse.

  2. A physical unit

    section, lot, neighborhood, plot, zone, sector, patch, square, quarter, block, precinct, ward, field, meridian, territory, district, locality, ghetto, township, region, tract, belt, enclosure, parcel, division, city, parish, diocese, principality, dominion, duchy, kingdom, empire, state; see also measure 1, region 1.

  3. Scope

    sphere, domain, range, operation; see field 4.

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