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English noun: zone | |||
| 1. | zone (location) a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | island | ||
| 2. | zone (location) any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude | ||
| Synonyms | geographical zone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | climatic zone, time zone, transit zone | ||
| 3. | zone (location) an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, region | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buffer, buffer zone, combat area, combat zone, danger zone, demilitarized zone, DMZ, drop zone, dropping zone, kill zone, killing zone, strike zone, tidal zone | ||
| Instance hyponym | Canal Zone, Panama Canal Zone | ||
| 4. | zone (body) (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure | ||
| Synonyms | zona | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | zona pellucida, zonula, zonule | ||
| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy | ||
English verb: zone | |||
| 1. | zone (social) regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | ||
| Synonyms | district | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulate | ||
| 2. | zone (change) separate or apportion into sections | ||
| Samples | Partition a room off. | ||
| Synonyms | partition | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | screen off, separate off | ||
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