Hypernyms for "area"
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acreage
aisle
anchorage
anchorage ground
area of cardiac dullness
arena
areola
auditorium
baggage claim
balk
baulk
bed ground
bedground
bed-ground
bema
blank space
block
box
breakfast area
breakfast nook
broadcast area
bullpen
center
centre
chancel
choir
city block
clear
cleavage
corner
cortical area
cortical region
court
courtyard
danger
dead-air space
dining area
disaster area
distaff
enclosure
epigastrium
erasure
erogenous zone
eye
family circle
fireside
footprint
fovea
fovea centralis
free port
free zone
front
goalmouth
gray area
grey area
groin
half-moon
hangout
haunt
heart
hearth
hideaway
high country
hunting ground
hypochondrium
inguen
kingdom
land
land area
lap
layby
lay-by
loins
lunula
lunule
macula
macula lutea
macular area
middle
midriff
midsection
nave
neighborhood
no man''s land
no-go area
nook
open
orchestra pit
palm
panopticon
parafovea
patio
peanut gallery
perineum
pit
place
plane section
playground
political arena
political sphere
preserve
press gallery
pressure point
province
pubes
pubic region
pull-off
quad
quadrangle
quadrant
quick
rain shadow
realm
refuge
repair
resort
resort area
responsibility
rest area
rest stop
retreat
ring of color
room
safety
sanctuary
scene
second balcony
section
shrubbery
side
sole
space
staging area
stamping ground
storage space
tank farm
terrace
territory
thenar
threshing floor
turnaround
upper balcony
vacation spot
waist
waistline
winner''s circle
yellow spot
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.