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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  area
       n 1: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary
            (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished
            by its people or culture or geography); "it was a
            mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: country]
       2: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere
          is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's
          out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, orbit, field,
           arena]
       3: a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization";
          "areas of interest include..."
       4: a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or
          function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of
          room for servants"
       5: a part of an animal that has a special function or is
          supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal
          region" [syn: region]
       6: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a
          boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500
          square feet in area" [syn: expanse, surface area]

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


  area
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 περιοχή
     2 έκταση, εμβαδόν, ο χώρος, οποιαδήποτε τρισδιάστατη έκταση

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


  area
     Galician n.
     1 sand (gloss: a grain)
     2 (lb gl figuratively) a grain of salt
     3 sand (collectively)
     4 (lb gl dated) beach, cove
     Indonesian n.
     1 (l en area):
     2 # a particular geographic region.
     3 # any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused
  extent.
     Latin n.
     1 a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
     2 ground for a house, a building-spot
     3 (lb la figuratively) a vacant space around or in a house, a court
     4 (lb la figuratively) an open space for games, an open play-ground
     5 (lb la figuratively) a threshing floor
     6 (lb la figuratively) the halo around the sun or moon
     7 (lb la figuratively) a bed or border in a garden
     8 (lb la figuratively) a fowling-floor
     9 (lb la figuratively) a burying-ground, church-yard
     10 (lb la figuratively) a bald spot upon the head, baldness
     Papiamentu n.
     area
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv geometry) #English; a measure of squared distance.

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


  area
     n.
     (lb en mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is
  measured in square units.

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


  area
     Italian n.
     1 (l en area), surface
     2 land, ground
     3 field, sector
     Latin n.
     1 a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
     2 ground for a house, a building-spot
     3 (lb la figuratively) a vacant space around or in a house, a court
     4 (lb la figuratively) an open space for games, an open play-ground
     5 (lb la figuratively) a threshing floor
     6 (lb la figuratively) the halo around the sun or moon
     7 (lb la figuratively) a bed or border in a garden
     8 (lb la figuratively) a fowling-floor
     9 (lb la figuratively) a burying-ground, church-yard
     10 (lb la figuratively) a bald spot upon the head, baldness
     Portuguese n.
     (obsolete spelling of pt área)

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


  area
     Italian n.
     1 (l en area), surface
     2 land, ground
     3 field, sector
     Latin n.
     1 a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
     2 ground for a house, a building-spot
     3 (lb la figuratively) a vacant space around or in a house, a court
     4 (lb la figuratively) an open space for games, an open play-ground
     5 (lb la figuratively) a threshing floor
     6 (lb la figuratively) the halo around the sun or moon
     7 (lb la figuratively) a bed or border in a garden
     8 (lb la figuratively) a fowling-floor
     9 (lb la figuratively) a burying-ground, church-yard
     10 (lb la figuratively) a bald spot upon the head, baldness
     Portuguese n.
     (obsolete spelling of pt área)

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


  area
     Italia n.
     1 pinta-ala
     2 alue
     Ruotsi n.
     pinta-ala

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


  area
     n.
     (tagg matematik fysik) storhet, storleken av en yta; mäts i enheten
  kvadratmeter

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


  area
     n.
     (tagg matematik fysik) storhet, storleken av en yta; mäts i enheten
  kvadratmeter

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]


  area /ˈɑːriˌɐ/
  Flächeninhalt

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  area /ˈɑːriˌɐ/
  area

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  area /ˈeəɹiə/
  area, gebied, oppervlakte

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


  Area /ˈeəɹiə/
  المنطقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  area //ˈɛɚ.i.ə// //ˈɛːrɪə// 
  1. площ, повърхнина́, простра́нство
  maths: measure of extent of a surface
  2. край, о́бласт, райо́н
  particular geographic region