[ˈɛːrɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a region or part of a town, a country, or the world
(e.g: rural areas of Britain)

- the extent or measurement of a surface or piece of land
(e.g: the area of a triangle)

- a subject or range of activity or interest
(e.g: the key areas of science)

- a sunken enclosure giving access to the basement of a building
(e.g: the area steps)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘space allocated for a specific purpose’): from Latin, literally ‘vacant piece of level ground’