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zone

 
 
pronunciation:
zon
part of speech: noun
definition 1: an area that is separate or different from other areas because of a particular environment, use, or some other special quality.
These animals live only in tropical zones.In their time zone, it is only six o'clock.
synonyms:
area, district, region
similar words:
climate, quarter, section, territory
definition 2: an area in a town or city that has a particular use or that cannot be used for certain activities.
There is a lot of traffic in the business zone.They can't build the factory there because it's a residential zone.
synonyms:
district
similar words:
area