website

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/ˈwɛb(ˌ)saɪt//ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

noun

A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

“Meronym: webpage”

Similar
web siteweb-sitesiteInternet site
OriginEnglish site ← Middle English site ← Anglo-Norman site →
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Meanings

website1

nounwebsite (plural websites)

plural websites · alternative web site · alternative web-site · alternative Web site · alternative Website

  1. InternetA collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

    Meronym: webpage

    2 more examples

    You can find complete information about the products on the company's website.

    He is playing a video game on the website.

    Synonyms: web site, web-site, site, Internet site

Website2

nounWebsite (plural Websites)

plural Websites

  1. datedrareAlternative letter-case form of website.

    A "watchtower" Website, keeping track of paedophile groups around the world, is expected to be up and running next year. The campaign will also liaise with law enforcement agencies around the world and share information on suspected Internet paedophiles.

    1999 June, “Unesco steps up fight against Internet paedophiles”, in BBC News

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

Similar
web siteweb-sitesiteInternet site

More synonyms by meaning

nouna computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

Similar
web siteinternet sitesite
Broader
computercomputing machinecomputing device
Also see
site

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

website · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  4. Old Englishwebb
  5. Middle Englishweb
  6. Englishweb
  7. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  11. Proto-Italic*sinō
  12. Latinsinō
  13. Latinsitus
  14. Anglo-Normansite
  15. Middle Englishsite
  16. Englishsite
  17. Englishwebsite

From web + site.

Full word history & related roots →

Website · noun

1990s on, as a variant of website.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans webwerf
  • webwerfa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Arabic مَوْقِع وِيب
  • مَوْقِع وِيب (mawqiʕ web)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Basque webgune
  • webgunea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Bengali ওয়েবসাইট
  • ওয়েবসাইট (ōẇebśaiṭ)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Bulgarian уе́бсайт
  • уе́бсайт (uébsajt)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Catalan pàgina web, lloc web
  • pàgina weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • lloc weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Chinese Cantonese 網站 /网站
  • 網站 /网站 (mong⁵ zaam⁶)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Chinese Mandarin 網站 /网站
  • 網站 /网站 (wǎngzhàn)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Czech website
  • websitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Danish websted, hjemmeside
  • websteda collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • hjemmesidea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • websitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Dutch website, webstek
  • websitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • websteka collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Esperanto retejo, TTT-ejo
  • retejoa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • TTT-ejoa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Estonian veebisait
  • veebisaita collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Finnish verkkosivusto, sivusto
  • verkkosivustoa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sivustoa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • www-sivua collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • nettisivua collection of pages on the World Wide Web
French site web, site
  • site weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • site Weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • site Interneta collection of pages on the World Wide Web
German Website, Webangebot
  • Websitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • Webangebota collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • Webauftritta collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • Internetauftritta collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • Webpräsenza collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • Internetpräsenza collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Greek ιστότοπος, ιστοχώρος
  • ιστότοπος (istótopos)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • ιστοχώρος (istochóros)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Hebrew אֲתַר אִינְטֶרְנֶט
  • אֲתַר אִינְטֶרְנֶט (atár ínternet)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Hindi जालपृष्ठ, वेबसाइट
  • जालपृष्ठ (jālpŕṣṭh)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • वेबसाइट (vebsāiṭ)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • साइट (sāiṭ)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • जालस्थल (jālasthal)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Hungarian honlap, webhely
  • honlapa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • webhelya collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • weboldala collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • weblapa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Icelandic vefsetur, vefur
  • vefsetura collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • vefura collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Indonesian situs web
  • situs weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Irish suíomh gréasáin
  • suíomh gréasáina collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Italian sito web, sito
  • sito weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sitoa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Japanese ウェブサイト, サイト
  • ウェブサイト (webusaito)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • サイト (saito)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Korean 웹사이트, 사이트
  • 웹사이트 (wepsaiteu)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • 사이트 (saiteu)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • 싸이트 (ssaiteu)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Latin situs interrētiālis
  • situs interrētiālisa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Latvian tīmekļa vietne
  • tīmekļa vietnea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Lithuanian internetinė svetainė
  • internetinė svetainėa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Malay tapak sesawang, laman sesawang
  • tapak sesawanga collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • laman sesawanga collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • laman weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • tapak weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Māori pae tukutuku
  • pae tukutukua collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Norwegian Bokmål nettside, hjemmeside
  • nettsidea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • hjemmesidea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • heimesidea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Polish witryna, strona WWW
  • witrynaa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • strona WWWa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • strona internetowaa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Portuguese sítio, site
  • sítioa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • websitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • web sitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sítio weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • saitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sítio na Interneta collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Romanian site, site web
  • sitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • site weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Russian веб-са́йт, сайт
  • веб-са́йт (vɛb-sájt)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • сайт (sajt)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • веб-страни́ца (vɛb-straníca)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • страни́ца интерне́та (straníca intɛrnɛ́ta)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Scottish Gaelic làrach-lìn, ionad
  • làrach-lìna collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • ionada collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • ionad eadar-lìna collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Slovak website, websídlo
  • websitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • websídloa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • webové sídloa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • webová lokalitaa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • weblokalitaa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Spanish sitio web, website
  • sitio weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • websitea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • página weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Swahili tovuti
  • tovutia collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Swedish webbplats, sajt
  • webbplatsa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • sajta collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • webbsajta collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • hemsidaa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Tagalog pahinarya, websayt
  • pahinaryaa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • websayta collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Tamil வலைத்தளம்
  • வலைத்தளம் (valaittaḷam)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Thai เว็บไซต์
  • เว็บไซต์ (wép-sái)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Turkish Web sitesi
  • Web sitesia collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Ukrainian веб-са́йт, сайт
  • веб-са́йт (veb-sájt)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • сайт (sajt)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • веб-сторі́нка (veb-storínka)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Urdu ویب سائِٹ, ویب گاہ
  • ویب سائِٹ (veb sāiṭ)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • ویب گاہ (veb gāh)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Vietnamese trang web, trang mạng
  • trang weba collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • trang mạnga collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • trang thông tin điện tửa collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Welsh gwefan, safwe
  • gwefana collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • safwea collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Yiddish וועבזײַטל, וועבפּלאַץ
  • וועבזײַטל (vebzaytl)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
  • וועבפּלאַץ (vebplats)a collection of pages on the World Wide Web
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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