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zone
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- pronunciation:
- zon
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an area that is divided from other areas because of a particular use or some other special quality.
You'll find a supermarket in the business zone.Houses can be painted only certain colors in the historic zone.- synonyms:
- area, belt, district, region
- similar words:
- climate, hemisphere, latitude, locality, precinct, quarter, section, territory, ward
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| definition 2: |
any of the five areas of the earth's surface, marked by latitude lines, and named according to the region's temperature. There are two frigid zones, two temperate zones, and one torrid zone.
- similar words:
- latitude
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| related words: |
beat, land, patch, tract |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
zones, zoning, zoned |
| definition: |
to divide or make into particular areas.
The town has zoned this area for houses only.- synonyms:
- partition
- similar words:
- divide, separate, subdivide
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