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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Area \A"re*a\ ([=a]"r[-e]*[.a]; 277), n.; pl. Areas (-[.a]z) .
     [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. Are, n.]
     1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or
        of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a
        building.
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              The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some
              vast amphitheater.                    --Addison.
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     2. The inclosed space on which a building stands.
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     3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording
        light to the basement of a building.
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     4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a
        region; as, vast uncultivated areas.
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     5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the
        surface included within any given lines; superficial
        extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
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     6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative
        area.
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     7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.
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              The largest area of human history and man's common
              nature.                               --F. Harrison.
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     Dry area. See under Dry.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Area \A"re*a\ ([=a]"r[-e]*[.a]; 277), n.; pl. Areas (-[.a]z) .
     [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. Are, n.]
     1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or
        of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a
        building.
  
              The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some
              vast amphitheater.                    --Addison.
  
     2. The inclosed space on which a building stands.
  
     3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording
        light to the basement of a building.
  
     4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a
        region; as, vast uncultivated areas.
  
     5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the
        surface included within any given lines; superficial
        extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
  
     6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative
        area.
  
     7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.
  
              The largest area of human history and man's common
              nature.                               --F. Harrison.
  
     Dry area. See under Dry.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  areas
     n.
     (plural of en area)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv area  indef gen s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  areas
     n.
     (plural of en area)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  areas
     n.
     (plural of en area)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv area  indef gen s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  areas
     n.
     (plural of en area)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv area  indef gen s)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  areas
     n.
     (böjning sv subst area)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  areas
     n.
     (böjning sv subst area)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Areas /ˈeəɹiəz/
  المناطق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  areas /ˈeəɹiəz/ 
  plochy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  areas /ˈeəɹiəz/ 
  oblasti