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area

noun IELTS

English meaning
A particular subject, field of activity or part of a place.
Example
Housing affordability is a major problem in many urban areas.
Common collocations
rural area; key area; area of research
Word family
areas
Academic Word List · Sublist 1

Translation

  • 한국어분야, 지역
  • 中文领域,地区
  • 日本語分野、地域
  • ไทยด้าน พื้นที่
  • Bahasa Indonesiabidang, wilayah
  • Tiếng Việtlĩnh vực, khu vực
  • Русскийобласть, район
  • हिन्दीक्षेत्र

Entries marked AWL come from the Academic Word List (Coxhead, 2000), a widely used list of words that appear often in university texts. Definitions, examples and translations are written by AUSLEX.

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