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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesárea
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈa.ɾi.a/
"A área total do apartamento foi medida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A region or part of a town, a country, or the world.
"They live in a quiet residential area." - 2
The extent or measurement of a surface or piece of land.
"The apartment has a total floor area of 80 square meters."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'ārea', meaning a vacant piece of ground, level piece of ground, or threshing floor. It entered English in the 16th century via French, evolving to encompass any particular extent of surface or space, and later generalized to fields of study or geographical zones.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Area" is said worldwide
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superficie
Transliteration: /sy.pɛʁ.fi.si/
"La superficie de cette pièce est grande."
Fläche
Transliteration: /ˈflɛçə/
"Die Fläche des Raumes beträgt zwanzig Quadratmeter."
superficie
Transliteration: /su.perˈfi.tʃe/
"L'area ha una superficie molto vasta."
área
Transliteration: /ˈa.ɾe.a/
"El área de este terreno es considerable."
área
Transliteration: /ˈa.ɾi.a/
"A área total do apartamento foi medida."
क्षेत्रफल
Transliteration: kshetrafal
"इस कमरे का क्षेत्रफल बहुत बड़ा है।"
面积
Transliteration: miànjī
"这个房间的面积很大。"
면적
Transliteration: myeonjeok
"이 방의 면적은 넓습니다."
面積
Transliteration: menseki
"この部屋の面積は広いです。"
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