area
/ˈɛəɹi.ə/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: areas
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
Noun
Examples
It is about 4.5 million square kilometers in area and holds the world’s third largest collection of ice after Antarctica and Greenland.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A particular geographic region.
Noun
Examples
Eggimann used a computer algorithm to analyze data from the open-source geographic database OpenStreetMap and automatically detect areas with the superblock potential. He applied this analysis to 5 km x 5 km areas of the city center in 18 different cities around the world.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “area” mean?
A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
Is “area” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.