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zone

1 of 2noun
/zoʊn/
Forms:zones
1

a specific area with unique characteristics

  • This park has a zone for picnics and another for sports.
  • The city divided its neighborhoods into residential zones.
  • Entry into the restricted zone requires special permission.
  • The shopping zone attracts many tourists every year.
  • He entered the no-phone zone to focus on his work.
2

a part on the surface of the Earth marked by specific coordinates

3

(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

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4

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