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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: country
Categories: region
Within this category: anchorage, arena, bed ground, Bermuda Triangle, block, broadcast area, center, corner, corner, danger, disaster area, free port, haunt, hearth, hunting ground, no-go area, no man's land, open, quadrant, quadrant, rain shadow, resort area, retreat, safety, scene, section, section, shrubbery, space, staging area, tank farm, winner's circle
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: sphere, domain, arena, orbit, field
Categories: environment
Within this category: distaff, front, kingdom, lap, political arena, preserve, province
How to sign: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
"the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area";
Similiar / Same: surface area, expanse
Categories: extent
Within this category: acreage, balk, erasure, footprint, space, space
