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area

[air-ee-uh] / ˈɛər i ə /
NOUN
extent, scope of a surface
Synonyms
STRONGEST
field operation range space
STRONG
breadth compass distance expanse size sphere stretch width
NOUN
region, district
Synonyms
STRONGEST
city county field locality neighborhood section sector square state territory township zone
STRONG
belt block division domain dominion enclosure kingdom parcel patch plot precinct principality quarter sphere stretch tract turf vicinity ward
WEAK
neck of the woods
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole

Example Sentences

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Pacific time at a venue in the Los Angeles area that is yet to be determined.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Two adult gray whales washed up dead in the nearby Ocean Shores area earlier in April, Cascadia Research Collective said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The metro area the state’s capital is drawing buyers from Boston and New York City, and it doesn’t have enough housing stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He is an engineer in the New Jersey area.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

I met him on a bridge on the edge of the Jewish area.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.