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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArea illegale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-reh-ah eel-leh-gah-leh
"L'area illegale è stata chiusa dalla polizia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A location or zone where activities are prohibited by law.
"The authorities have designated the abandoned warehouse as an illegal area for drug trafficking." - 2
A region that is not recognized as lawful for certain activities, often associated with crime.
"Residents were warned to avoid the illegal area known for gang activity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'illegal' originates from the Latin 'illegalis', which combines 'in-' meaning 'not' and 'legalis' meaning 'legal'. 'Area' comes from the Latin 'area', meaning 'open space' or 'place'. The combination reflects spaces or zones that are not permitted by law.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Illegal Area" is said worldwide
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Zone illégale
Transliteration: zohn eel-ay-gahl
"Les autorités ont interdit l'accès à cette zone illégale."
Illegales Gebiet
Transliteration: il-leh-gah-les geh-beet
"Die Polizei hat das illegale Gebiet abgesperrt."
Area illegale
Transliteration: ah-reh-ah eel-leh-gah-leh
"L'area illegale è stata chiusa dalla polizia."
Área ilegal
Transliteration: ah-reh-ah ee-leh-gahl
"La policía ha cerrado el área ilegal."
Área ilegal
Transliteration: ah-reh-ah ee-leh-gahl
"A área ilegal foi isolada pela polícia."
अवैध क्षेत्र
Transliteration: avaidh kshetra
"पुलिस ने अवैध क्षेत्र में प्रवेश पर रोक लगा दी।"
非法区域
Transliteration: fēi fǎ qū yù
"警方封锁了非法区域。"
불법 지역
Transliteration: bulbeob jiyeok
"경찰이 불법 지역을 차단했습니다."
違法地域
Transliteration: ihō chiiki
"警察は違法地域を封鎖しました。"
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