Area Definition

ârē-ə
areas
noun
areas
A roughly bounded part of the space on a surface; a region.
A farming area; the New York area.
American Heritage
A level surface or piece of ground.
Webster's New World
A surface, especially an open, unoccupied piece of ground.
A landing area; a playing area.
American Heritage
A part of the earth's surface; region; tract.
Webster's New World
A distinct part or section, as of a building, set aside for a specific function.
A storage area in the basement.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
pronoun

(informal) A military base in Nevada, rumored to be where the US government hides extra-planetary alien visitors.

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Other Word Forms of Area

Noun

Singular:
area
Plural:
are 2, areas

Origin of Area

  • Latin ārea open space possibly akin to ārēre to be dry arid

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

  • From Latin area.

    From Wiktionary

Area Sentence Examples

  • This area is so full of wildlife.

  • No more so than the area round the house.

  • This area is ten square miles, though.

  • The area code is Vermont.

  • Betsy was enthralled with the area and became an immediate student of the history.

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Words Starting With

AARARE

Words Ending With

AEAREA

Unscrambles

area

Words Starting With A and Ending With A

Starts With A & Ends With AStarts With AR & Ends With AStarts With A & Ends With EA

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With A4 Letter Words Ending With A