n. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

n. a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."

n. 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"

n. zone where user performances can take place

n. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"

n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. 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"

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

n. a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

n. a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

n. a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

n. a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"

n. one of the administrative divisions of a large city

n. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

n. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

n. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

n. a portion of a military position

n. the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

n. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"

n. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"

n. an extended area of land

n. a quarter of the circumference of a circle

n. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

n. a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights

n. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

n. graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

n. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

n. the region that is inside of something

n. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

n. the central part of the earth

n. in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

n. a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features

n. any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. the property possessed by a large mass

n. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"

n. how much there is of something that you can quantify

n. an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"

n. the capacity for being stretched

n. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

n. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"

n. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

n. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

n. territory ruled by a prince

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

n. territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

n. a country with a king as head of state

n. dependent state, part of a nation

n. range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"

n. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

n. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. the property possessed by a large mass

n. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"

n. 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"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"

n. the extent of something from side to side