subarea

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noun

A physical region that makes up part of an area.

OriginEnglish area ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

nounsubarea (plural subareas)

plural subareas

  1. A physical region that makes up part of an area.
  2. Part of a topic or discipline.

    Books like this aim to arrive at a more unified understanding of a broad area, and how its subareas are related.

    2021, Paul C. van Oorschot, Computer Security and the Internet, page xxv

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englisharea
  5. Englishsubarea

From sub- + area.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

abasure
Cite this entry
APA

subarea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subarea

MLA

“subarea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subarea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subarea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subarea.

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