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area en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈerɪjɑ/ (South-Asia)
• /ˈeɾe.ə/ (Scotland)
• (US) audio Mmmm
• /ˈɛɹi.ə/ Mary–marry–merry merger
• [ˈeːɾe.ə] (Scotland)
• /ˈɛəɹi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈɛː.ɹi.ə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈiəɹi.ə/ cheer–chair merger
• ĕʼrē-ə (US)
• [ˈeɹi.ə ~ ˈɛəɹi.ə] without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈeɹi.ə/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈɛːɾi.ə/ (Wales)
• /ˈɜːɹɪ.ə/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
• /ˈeːɹi.ə/ (Australia)
• /ˈɛːɹɪjə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈeəɹi.ə/ without the cheer–chair merger

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der. Proto-Italic *āzeā? Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-der. Proto-Italic *āreā? Latin ārealbor. English area Learned borrowing from Latin ārea.

Meanings

1. A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
   • It is about 4.5 million square kilometers in area and holds the world’s third largest collection of ice after Antarctica and Greenland. 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns:
2. A particular geographic region.
   • Eggimann used a computer algorithm to analyze data from the open-source geographic database OpenStreetMap and automatically detect areas with the superblock potential. He applied this analysis to 5 km x 5 km areas of the city center in 18 different cities around the world. 2022 March 8, Sarah DeWeerdt, “Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make a surprising number of cities greener and less car-centric”, in Anthropocene Magazine, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2022:
3. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
   • The photo is a little dark in that area.
4. The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
   • Today, a new area of research that similarly aims to mimic a complex biological phenomenon—life itself—is taking off. Synthetic biology, a seductive experimental subfield in the life sciences, seems tantalizingly to promise custom-designed life created in the laboratory. 2013 September-October, Rob Dorit, “Making Life from Scratch”, in American Scientist:
   • The plans are a bit vague in that area.
   • The Green-Tao theorem on primes was a similar collaboration. Green is a specialist in an area called number theory, and Tao originally trained in an area called harmonic analysis. 2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2020:
5. (UK) An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings.
   • A boy seized it, whom she bribed with a shilling to relinquish his prize, which she was taking home, when it escaped from her hand, and fell down the area of a house. 1790, Helen Maria Williams, Julia, Routledge, published 2016, page 95:
   • This was so favourably received by the milkman and beadle that he would immediately have been pushed into the area if I had not held his pinafore while Richard and Mr. Guppy ran down through the kitchen to catch him when he should be released. 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 4, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
   • A minute later we were both in the area. Hardly had we reached the dark shadows before the step of the policeman was heard in the fog above. As its soft rhythm died away, Holmes set to work upon the lower door. I saw him stoop and strain until with a sharp crash it flew open. We sprang through into the dark passage, closing the area door behind us. 1908, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans:
   • He crept down the back stairs; but as he could not quite condescend to escape through the area, he was forced to emerge upon the hall, and here his aunt pounced upon him, coming out of the breakfast-parlour. 1865, Anthony Trollope, “LXVI. Lady Monk's Plan”, in Can You Forgive Her?:
6. Penalty box; penalty area.
   • Bendtner's goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner. 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2-2 Arsenal”, in BBC:
7. (slang) Genitals.
   • But what do I do when the third one runs at me with his bike helmet on? I got no more hands to protect my area! 2003 October 2, “The One Where Ross Is Fine”, in Friends, season 10, episode 2, spoken by Frank Buffay Jr. (Giovanni Ribisi), via NBC:

Forms

Deriveds

tactical assembly area · six-yard area · language area · special area · restricted area · area code · Wernicke's area · areoversal · terminal control area · catchment area · wide-area network · sacrifice area · microarea · parking area · Brodmann area · important bird area · Area 51 · gray area · combined statistical area · goal area · outside gross area · debris response area · area-denial · safe area · sea area · area meeting · area state · fat upper pussy area · postcode area · service area · drainage area · Gauss's area formula · diaper area · subarea · areawide · area sneak · area control centre · Wundt's area illusion · free-trade area · macroarea · area studies · penalty area · lateral area · common area · Planck area · fat upper pubic area · traffic conference area · personal area network · polar area diagram · council area · waiting area · metropolitan area · impact area · picnic area · second moment of area · technical area · euro area · Ruhr Area · Schengen Area · planning area · Wundt area illusion · notification area · coarea · storage area network · areic · protected area · specific leaf area · area of occupancy · anti-access area denial · interarea · upper memory area · Broca's area · wide area network · Terminal High Altitude Area Defense · intimate area · output area · supplementary motor area · area boy · census area · areawise · staging area · denied area · grey area · area denial · free trade area · low post area · wetted area · disaster area · neutral area · area rug · equal-area · multiarea · sitting-out area · area control center · rest area · rest and service area · danger area · surface area · visual area V4 · tourist area · training area · metropolitan area network · type area · local area network · area of influence · private area · areaway · high memory area · ventral tegmental area · area rule · nappy area · prohibited area · safety area

Relateds

hectare (Metric) · square kilometer (Metric) · square inch (Imperial) · square feet (Imperial) · square kilometre (Metric) · acre (Imperial) · square meter (Metric) · square mile (Imperial) · square metre (Metric) · square centimeter (Metric) · square centimetre (Metric) · areal · square yard (Imperial)

Translations (286)

gu ક્ષેત્રફળ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · lv apgabals (particular geographic region) · sh pòdrūčje (particular geographic region) · mn хэсэг (particular geographic region) · nn areal (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · gl área (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ko 지하출입구 (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement) · tk raýon (particular geographic region) · mi horahanga (any particular extent) · uk о́бласть (particular geographic region) · arz منطقة (particular geographic region) · az nahiyə (particular geographic region) · bg райо́н (particular geographic region) · pdt Jäajent (particular geographic region) · tl sukat (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · kk аудан (particular geographic region) · sv yta (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ur عِلاقَہ (particular geographic region) · sk oblasť (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · ja 地区 (particular geographic region) · an aria (particular geographic region) · hu terület (particular geographic region) · nb område (particular geographic region) · ms keluasan (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ms kawasan (particular geographic region) · vi vùng (particular geographic region) · ug رايون (particular geographic region) · fa-cls مِنْطَقَه (particular geographic region) · cu область (particular geographic region) · cu ⱁⰱⰾⰰⱄⱅⱐ (particular geographic region) · sk miesto (any particular extent) · mr क्षेत्र (particular geographic region) · hi क्षेत्रफल (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · lb Fläch (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · fa-ira مَساحَت (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · da område (any particular extent) · orv оболость (particular geographic region) · fi alue (any particular extent) · lo ພື້ນທີ່ (particular geographic region) · ps ناحيه (particular geographic region) · th เขต (particular geographic region) · uz nohiya (particular geographic region) · km ទំហំ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ko 범위 (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · izh ploššadi (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · pl areał (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement) · alt площадь (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ro areal (particular geographic region) · lo ເຂດ (particular geographic region) · sv område (particular geographic region) · grc χώρα (particular geographic region) · fr aire (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · km ខេត្ត (particular geographic region) · gd àrainn (particular geographic region) · el επιφάνεια υπογείων (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement) · ky район (particular geographic region) · km ក្សេត្រ (particular geographic region) · ur رَقْبَہ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · it campo (particular geographic region) · az bölgə (particular geographic region) · th พื้นที่ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ko 면적 (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · bn ক্ষেত্র (particular geographic region) · pl rejon (particular geographic region) · el μερίδα (any particular extent) · ko 영역 (particular geographic region) · it area (particular geographic region) · es área (particular geographic region) · kmr aqar (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · orv волость (particular geographic region) · wa dominne (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · cs rajón (particular geographic region) · bn ক্ষেত্রফল (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · de Bereich (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · ru край (particular geographic region) · ms lingkungan (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · sip ཁུལ (particular geographic region) · ps منطقه (particular geographic region) · cy arwynebedd (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · bg площ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · vi miền (particular geographic region) · ro arie (particular geographic region) · fo vídd (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ro arie (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · fi alue (particular geographic region) · ro suprafață (particular geographic region) · az rayon (particular geographic region) · de Flächeninhalt (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · hy մակերես (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · de Bereich (any particular extent) · de Oberfläche (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · lv rajons (particular geographic region) · es área (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · id kawasan (particular geographic region) · tg ноҳия (particular geographic region) · izh raijona (particular geographic region) · bg простра́нство (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sk rajón (particular geographic region) · gu વિસ્તાર (particular geographic region) · ur مَساحَت (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · mr क्षेत्रफळ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · eu sail (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ru пло́щадь (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ky аянт (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · la area (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ga achar (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · be край (particular geographic region) · mk подрачје (particular geographic region) · sl območje (particular geographic region) · ko 부분 (any particular extent) · ja 面積 (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · el διάσταση (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · th บริเวณ (particular geographic region) · eo ejo (particular geographic region) · ca àrea (particular geographic region) · bg повърхнина́ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · de Gegend (particular geographic region) · pl rola (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement) · pt rebaixo (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement) · bg о́бласт (particular geographic region) · pt região (particular geographic region) · ga ceantar (particular geographic region) · izh oblasti (particular geographic region) · mi rahi (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sk lokalita (any particular extent) · tr alan (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ba даирә (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · be пло́шча (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · it area (any particular extent) · mn нутаг (particular geographic region) · pt área (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · ml പ്രദേശം (particular geographic region) · hi क्षेत्र (particular geographic region) · si ප්රදේශය (particular geographic region) · nl regio (particular geographic region) · sh prédeo (particular geographic region) · et pindala (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · uz yuz (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ka ფართობი (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · gur nẽŋakuko (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · af oppervlajte (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · oc aira (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · da areal (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · cmn 地區 /地区 (particular geographic region) · tr alan (particular geographic region) · cmn 領域 /领域 (particular geographic region) · ml വിസ്തീർണ്ണം (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · uk пло́ща (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · wa contrêye (particular geographic region) · fa-ira ناحِیِه (particular geographic region) · nl streek (particular geographic region) · tr bölge (particular geographic region) · mi horahanga (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · tg минтақа (particular geographic region) · tl dawak (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · vec pòsto (particular geographic region) · hy շրջան (particular geographic region) · sh ȍblāst (particular geographic region) · es patio inglés (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement) · lt rajonas (particular geographic region) · cs plocha (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sh по̏вршина (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sq sipërfaqe (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ko 지구 (particular geographic region) · ar مِسَاحَة (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · lt plotas (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · da område (particular geographic region) · sh пре́део (particular geographic region) · lv platība (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · uz mintaqa (particular geographic region) · mn талбай (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · eo areo (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · shn ပိုၼ်ႉတီႈ (particular geographic region) · km តំបន់ (particular geographic region) · sh pȍvršina (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · el εμβαδόν (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · kmr nehiye (particular geographic region) · da flademål (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · lv laukums (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ko 분야 (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · ps سيمه (particular geographic region) · be раён (particular geographic region) · az sahə (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · th พื้นที่ (particular geographic region) · my အကျယ် (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sw eneo (particular geographic region) · hu terület (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · cy ardal (particular geographic region) · fr domaine (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · he שֶׁטַח (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · lt apskritis (particular geographic region) · kk аудан (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · mk плоштина (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · lo ເນື້ອທີ່ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · nl oppervlakte (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · hi क्षेत्र (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · ang stede (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · chr ᎢᎬᎾᏕᎾ (particular geographic region) · kmr mintiqe (particular geographic region) · sl površina (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ky аймак (particular geographic region) · it zona (particular geographic region) · sw eneo (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · pt lugar (any particular extent) · bo ས་ཁུལ (particular geographic region) · pl obszar (any particular extent) · cs oblast (particular geographic region) · he אֵזוֹר (particular geographic region) · uz rayon (particular geographic region) · fr aire (any particular extent) · el εμβαδό (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sk oblasť (particular geographic region) · ca àrea (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · pt região (any particular extent) · ru о́бласть (particular geographic region) · gl rexión (particular geographic region) · uk край (particular geographic region) · ro arii (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · pl dziedzina (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · pt área (particular geographic region) · fa-cls مِسَاحَت (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · alt јер (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sh по̀дрӯчје (particular geographic region) · fi alue (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · pl powierzchnia (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ja 領域 (particular geographic region) · ro zonă (particular geographic region) · bal ہند (particular geographic region) · ga dúiche (particular geographic region) · fa-cls نَاحِیَه (particular geographic region) · sl področje (particular geographic region) · uz yuza (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · uk райо́н (particular geographic region) · kk аймақ (particular geographic region) · sh о̏бла̄ст (particular geographic region) · ar مِنْطَقَة (particular geographic region) · el περιοχή (particular geographic region) · pt área (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · nn flatevidd (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ms luas (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · an aria (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · fi ala (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · is flatarmál (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · si වර්ගඵලය (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · ar نَاحِيَة (particular geographic region) · mk област (particular geographic region) · sq krahinë (particular geographic region) · fi pinta-ala (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · pl obszar (particular geographic region) · be во́бласць (particular geographic region) · ru райо́н (particular geographic region) · sk plocha (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · mn хязгаар (particular geographic region) · hi क्षेत्र (any particular extent) · nl gebied (particular geographic region) · lo ເຂດ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · cmn 面積 /面积 (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sv area (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · yi געגנט (particular geographic region) · sl predel (particular geographic region) · tg масоҳат (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · mn муж (particular geographic region) · nb areal (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · gd farsaingeachd (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · sq rajon (particular geographic region) · kmr herêm (particular geographic region) · es área (any particular extent) · it area (maths: measure of extent of a surface) · km គ្រាម (particular geographic region) · ko 공간 (any particular extent) · el έκταση (figuratively, any extent, scope or range) · de Gebiet (particular geographic region) · bg край (particular geographic region) · pt área (any particular extent) · ko 지역 (particular geographic region) · ug جاي (particular geographic region) · it luogo (particular geographic region) · ja 地下勝手口 (open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement) · ka არე (particular geographic region) · et ala (particular geographic region) · el τμήμα (any particular extent) · fa-ira مَنْطَقِه (particular geographic region) · es región (particular geographic region) · af area (particular geographic region) · gu એરિયા (particular geographic region) · fr région (particular geographic region)

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