| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | eh'riyah |
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| Rhymes | academia, Acadia, Actinidia, and 206 more rhymes in iyah at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography). |
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| Examples | "it was a mountainous area" |
| Synonyms | country |
| Narrower | arena; bed ground, bed-ground, bedground; broadcast area; center, centre, middle, heart, eye; corner; corner; disaster area; haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground; hearth, fireside; hunting ground; no-go area; no man's land; quadrant; quadrant; rain shadow; staging area; open, clear; free port, free zone; anchorage, anchorage ground; resort area, playground, vacation spot; block, city block; retreat; safety, refuge; danger; scene; section, plane section; section; shrubbery; space; tank farm; winner's circle; Bermuda Triangle |
| Broader | region |
| Adjectives | areal |
| Meaning | A particular environment or walk of life. |
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| Examples | "it was a closed area of employment" |
| Synonyms | sphere, domain, orbit, field, arena |
| Narrower | distaff; front; kingdom, land, realm; lap; political arena, political sphere; preserve; province, responsibility |
| Broader | environment |
| Meaning | A subject of study. |
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| Examples | "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." |
| Narrower | gray area, grey area; territory |
| Broader | topic, subject, issue, matter |
| Meaning | A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function. |
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| Examples | "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| Narrower | aisle; auditorium; box; breakfast area, breakfast nook; bullpen; chancel, sanctuary, bema; choir; corner, nook; dead-air space; dining area; goalmouth; hideaway, retreat; layby, lay-by, pull-off, rest area, rest stop; nave; orchestra pit, pit; panopticon; patio, terrace; press gallery; quad, quadrangle; room; second balcony, family circle, upper balcony, peanut gallery; storage space; threshing floor; turnaround |
| Broader | structure, construction |
| Meaning | A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve. |
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| Synonyms | region |
| Narrower | erogenous zone; hypochondrium; area of cardiac dullness; epigastrium; fovea, fovea centralis; parafovea; macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot; cortical area, cortical region; perineum; side; cleavage; areola, ring of color; middle, midriff, midsection; waist, waistline; pubes, pubic region, loins; palm, thenar; thenar; sole; half-moon, lunula, lunule; groin, inguen; quick |
| Broader | body part |
| Meaning | The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. |
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| Examples | "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" |
| Synonyms | expanse, surface area |
| Narrower | acreage, land area; footprint; erasure; space, blank space, place; space; balk, baulk |
| Broader | extent |