common area

noun

A piece of land or a room that is designed for the use of multiple visitors to or inhabitants of a place.

“The dorm offered students the choice of retreating to the privacy of their rooms, or mingling in the common area.”

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Meanings

nouncommon area (plural common areas)

plural common areas

  1. A piece of land or a room that is designed for the use of multiple visitors to or inhabitants of a place.

    The dorm offered students the choice of retreating to the privacy of their rooms, or mingling in the common area.

  2. lawIn a condominium or other cooperative residential facility, an area owned by the organization that oversees the facility, but is not owned by any specific resident.

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål fellesareal
  • fellesarealcommon area (both senses)
Cite this entry
APA

common area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20area

MLA

“common area.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20area. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common area,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20area.

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