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stretch
A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse:
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  1. A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse:
  2. (Baseball) A series of movements in which a pitcher, standing with the glove side facing home plate, raises both hands to the height of the head and then lowers them to the chest or waist for a short pause before pitching the ball. It is used especially when runners are on base because it gives base runners less time to steal than they have during a full windup.
  3. An unbroken length, tract, or space; continuous extent or distance
distance
(Horse Racing) A space that is a certain distance back from the finish line: in order to be qualified for future heats, a horse must have reached this space by the time the winner has completed the course
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  1. (Horse Racing) A space that is a certain distance back from the finish line: in order to be qualified for future heats, a horse must have reached this space by the time the winner has completed the course
  2. The extent of space between points on a measured course.
  3. (Painting) The depicting of distance, as in a landscape
space
A period or interval of time:
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  1. A period or interval of time:
  2. (--- Mathematics) A set of elements or points satisfying specified geometric postulates:
  3. An area provided for a particular purpose:
section
A definable portion of a town, county, or other geographic region; a land unit equal to one square mile. A definable portion of a town, county, or other geographic region; a land unit equal to one square mile.
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  1. A definable portion of a town, county, or other geographic region; a land unit equal to one square mile. A definable portion of a town, county, or other geographic region; a land unit equal to one square mile.
  2. A distinct area of a town, county, or country:
  3. A part of a city, country, etc.; district or region
lot
(Bible, person, proper) Abraham's nephew, who, warned by two angels, fled from the doomed city of Sodom: his wife looked back to see the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt: Gen. 19:1-26
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  1. (Bible, person, proper) Abraham's nephew, who, warned by two angels, fled from the doomed city of Sodom: his wife looked back to see the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt: Gen. 19:1-26
  2. A subdivision of a block in a town or city
  3. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
neighborhood
A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
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  1. A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
  2. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
  3. The state or quality of being neighbors
plot
A secret, usually evil, project or scheme; conspiracy
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  1. A secret, usually evil, project or scheme; conspiracy
  2. A small area of ground marked off for some special use
  3. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.
zone
(Geology) A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content.
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  1. (Geology) A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content.
  2. A district within which a uniform rate is charged, as by a transportation system
  3. A section of an area or territory established for a specific purpose, as a section of a city restricted to a particular type of building, enterprise, or activity:
sector
A division of an offensive military position.
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  1. A division of an offensive military position.
  2. (Military) An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
  3. A part or division, as of a city or a national economy:
patch
(Comput.) A number of instructions added to a program that has already been translated into machine language, as to correct an error
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  1. (Comput.) A number of instructions added to a program that has already been translated into machine language, as to correct an error
  2. A small plot or piece of land, especially one that produces or is used for growing specific vegetation:
  3. A small piece, part, or section, especially that which differs from or contrasts with the whole:
square
The product that results when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself. The square of 8, for example, is 64.
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  1. The product that results when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself. The square of 8, for example, is 64.
  2. A rectangular space enclosed by streets and occupied by buildings; a block.
  3. An open, usually four-sided area at the intersection of two or more streets, often planted with grass and trees for use as a park.
quarter
A place of residence, especially the buildings or barracks used to house military personnel or their dependents.
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  1. A place of residence, especially the buildings or barracks used to house military personnel or their dependents.
  2. A region or an area of the earth thought of as falling into such a specific division of the compass.
  3. A particular district or section in a city
block
An oblong building unit of concrete, larger than a brick and usually not solid
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  1. An oblong building unit of concrete, larger than a brick and usually not solid
  2. An area bounded by streets or buildings on four sides; city square
  3. A usually rectangular section of a city or town bounded on each side by consecutive streets.
precinct
An area of thought or action; a province or domain:
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  1. An area of thought or action; a province or domain:
  2. (Brit.) An area in a town closed to motor traffic, as for shopping
  3. A division of a city, as for police administration
ward
A district of some English and Scottish counties corresponding roughly to the hundred or the wapentake.
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  1. A district of some English and Scottish counties corresponding roughly to the hundred or the wapentake.
  2. The state of being under guard; custody.
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.
field
An area or region where business activities are conducted:
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  1. An area or region where business activities are conducted:
  2. An area or setting of practical activity or application outside an office, school, factory, or laboratory:
  3. A distribution in a region of space of the strength and direction of a force, such as the electrostatic force near an electrically charged object, that would act on a body at any given point in that region.
meridian
A town in Logan County, Oklahoma
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  1. A town in Logan County, Oklahoma
  2. A city of eastern Mississippi near the Alabama border east of Jackson. A confederate base during the Civil War, it developed as a railroad junction.
  3. A city in Texas
territory
An area for which a person is responsible as a representative or agent:
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  1. An area for which a person is responsible as a representative or agent:
  2. (--- former) A part of the U.S. having its own legislature but without the status of a state and under the administration of an appointed governor
  3. A similar region, as in Canada or Australia, without the status of a province or state
district
A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
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  1. A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
  2. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
  3. Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
locality
Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
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  1. Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
  2. A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
  3. The fact or quality of having position in space.
ghetto
A usually poor section of a city inhabited primarily by people of the same race, religion, or social background, often because of discrimination.
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  1. A usually poor section of a city inhabited primarily by people of the same race, religion, or social background, often because of discrimination.
  2. An often walled quarter in a European city to which Jews were restricted beginning in the Middle Ages.
  3. Something that resembles the restriction or isolation of a city ghetto:
township
In parts of the U.S. and Canada, a division of a county, constituting a unit of local government with administrative control of local schools, roads, etc.
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  1. In parts of the U.S. and Canada, a division of a county, constituting a unit of local government with administrative control of local schools, roads, etc.
  2. (Historical) In England, a parish or division of a parish, as a unit of territory and administration
  3. A suburb or city in South Africa formerly designated by the government as a predominantly black residential area.
region
An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries:
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  1. An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries:
  2. An administrative division of a country, as in Italy
  3. A political district or unit, often with its adjacent lands:
tract
A series of body organs that work together to perform a specialized function, such as digestion.
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  1. A series of body organs that work together to perform a specialized function, such as digestion.
  2. (Anat., Zool.) A system of parts or organs, or an elongated region, having some special function
  3. A bundle of nerve fibers, especially in the central nervous system, that begin and end in the same place and share a common function.
belt
A town in Montana
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  1. A town in Montana
  2. A usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination:
  3. A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect.
enclosure
Something enclosed:
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  1. Something enclosed:
  2. (Historical) In England, the gradual process by which communal land was divided into privately owned parcels enclosed by hedges and fences
  3. The state of being enclosed.
parcel
A group or collection; pack; bunch
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  1. A group or collection; pack; bunch
  2. A piece, as of land, usually a specific part of a large acreage or estate
  3. A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area.
division
An area of government or corporate activity organized as an administrative or functional unit.
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  1. An area of government or corporate activity organized as an administrative or functional unit.
  2. A taxonomic classification within the plant kingdom that ranks immediately above a class and corresponds to a phylum in other kingdoms.
  3. A particular section of a country, state, etc. divided off as for administration
city
A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.
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  1. A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.
  2. In the U.S., an incorporated municipality whose boundaries and powers of self-government are defined by a charter from the state in which it is located
  3. The inhabitants of a city considered as a group.
parish
An administrative district of various churches, esp. a part of a diocese, under the charge of a priest or minister
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  1. An administrative district of various churches, esp. a part of a diocese, under the charge of a priest or minister
  2. A district of British local civil government, often identical with the original church parish
  3. A political subdivision of a British county, usually corresponding in boundaries to an original ecclesiastical parish.
diocese
The district under a bishop's jurisdiction
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  1. The district under a bishop's jurisdiction
  2. The district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop; a bishopric.
principality
The position, authority, or jurisdiction of a prince or princess; sovereignty.
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  1. The position, authority, or jurisdiction of a prince or princess; sovereignty.
  2. A territory ruled by a prince or princess or from which such a title is derived.
  3. A country with which a prince's title is identified
dominion
Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty
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  1. Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A governed territory or country
duchy
The territory ruled by a duke or duchess; dukedom
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  1. The territory ruled by a duke or duchess; dukedom
kingdom
In the Linnean taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category into which organisms are grouped, based on fundamental similarities and common ancestry. One widely used taxonomic system designates five or six such groups: animals, plants, fungi, protists, and prokaryotes (often divided into bacteria and archaea). Other systems divide organisms into domains (eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea) that replace or rank above kingdoms.
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  1. In the Linnean taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category into which organisms are grouped, based on fundamental similarities and common ancestry. One widely used taxonomic system designates five or six such groups: animals, plants, fungi, protists, and prokaryotes (often divided into bacteria and archaea). Other systems divide organisms into domains (eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea) that replace or rank above kingdoms.
  2. A government or country headed by a king or queen; monarchy
  3. (Biol.) A major category in the classification of animals, plants, etc., ranking above a phylum or division: in some systems it ranks below a domain or superkingdom: the Latinized kingdom names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Monera, monerans)
empire
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
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  1. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
  2. Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:
  3. The territory included in such a unit.
state
(Physics) The condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition, or structure:
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  1. (Physics) The condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition, or structure:
  2. State University, as the shortened form of any public university name.
  3. The territory of a state
sphere
Any round body or figure having the surface equally distant from the center at all points; globe; ball
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  1. Any round body or figure having the surface equally distant from the center at all points; globe; ball
  2. A place, range, or extent of knowledge, experience, influence, etc.
  3. A range or extent of knowledge, interest, or activity:
domain
(Physics) A region in a ferromagnetic material within which the atoms are magnetically aligned: alignment of these regions results in the material being magnetized
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  1. (Physics) A region in a ferromagnetic material within which the atoms are magnetically aligned: alignment of these regions results in the material being magnetized
  2. (Math.) The set of those values of an independent variable which exist for a given function
  3. (Physics) Any of numerous contiguous regions in a ferromagnetic material in which the direction of spontaneous magnetization is uniform and different from that in neighboring regions.
range
The area or sphere in which an activity takes place:
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  1. The area or sphere in which an activity takes place:
  2. The opportunity or freedom to wander or explore:
  3. The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a sound, radio signal, instrument, firearm, or aircraft:
operation
Any movement or series of movements made in carrying out strategic military plans
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  1. Any movement or series of movements made in carrying out strategic military plans
  2. A process or series of acts involved in a particular form of work:
  3. Any surgical procedure performed, usually with the aid of instruments, to remedy a physical ailment or defect
belt
A town in Montana
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  1. A town in Montana
  2. A usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination:
  3. A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect.
district
A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
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  1. A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
  2. Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
  3. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
locality
Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
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  1. Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
  2. The fact or quality of having position in space.
  3. A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
neighborhood
(Mathematics) The set of points surrounding a specified point, each of which is within a certain, usually small distance from the specified point.
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  1. (Mathematics) The set of points surrounding a specified point, each of which is within a certain, usually small distance from the specified point.
  2. A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
  3. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
quarter
(Nautical) The upper portion of the after side of a ship, usually between the aftermost mast and the stern.
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  1. (Nautical) The upper portion of the after side of a ship, usually between the aftermost mast and the stern.
  2. A region or an area of the earth thought of as falling into such a specific division of the compass.
  3. A particular district or section in a city
region
An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries:
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  1. An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries:
  2. A portion of the earth's surface distinguished from others by some characteristic:
  3. A political district or unit, often with its adjacent lands:
tract
A specified or limited area of land:
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  1. A specified or limited area of land:
  2. A bundle of nerve fibers, especially in the central nervous system, that begin and end in the same place and share a common function.
  3. (Anat., Zool.) A system of parts or organs, or an elongated region, having some special function
zone
An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.
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  1. An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.
  2. A section of an area or territory established for a specific purpose, as a section of a city restricted to a particular type of building, enterprise, or activity:
  3. (Geology) A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content.
neck of the woods
(Idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.
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  1. (Idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.
  2. (Idiomatic) A local neighbourhood or region.
  3. A region; a neighborhood.
locality
Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
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  1. Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
  2. A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
  3. The fact or quality of having position in space.
neighborhood
The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
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  1. The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
  2. (Mathematics) The set of points surrounding a specified point, each of which is within a certain, usually small distance from the specified point.
  3. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
vicinity
The region or area surrounding a particular place; neighborhood
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  1. The region or area surrounding a particular place; neighborhood
  2. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
  3. An approximate degree or amount:
district
Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
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  1. Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
  2. A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
  3. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
neighborhood
The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
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  1. The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
  2. A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
  3. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
quarter
The moment marking the end of each fourth of an hour
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  1. The moment marking the end of each fourth of an hour
  2. A region or an area of the earth thought of as falling into such a specific division of the compass.
  3. A particular district or section in a city
arena
A building containing such an area
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  1. A building containing such an area
  2. A central area used for entertainment or sports events and usually surrounded by seats
  3. A place or scene where forces contend or events unfold:
bailiwick
The office or district of a bailiff.
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  1. The office or district of a bailiff.
  2. The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
  3. One's particular area of activity, authority, interest, etc.
circle
A complete or recurring series, usually ending as it began; cycle; period
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  1. A complete or recurring series, usually ending as it began; cycle; period
  2. A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle.
  3. A territorial or administrative division, especially of a province, in some European countries.
department
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province.
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  1. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province.
  2. An area of particular knowledge or responsibility; a specialty:
  3. A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the Potomac.
domain
(Math.) The set of those values of an independent variable which exist for a given function
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  1. (Math.) The set of those values of an independent variable which exist for a given function
  2. (Physics) A region in a ferromagnetic material within which the atoms are magnetically aligned: alignment of these regions results in the material being magnetized
  3. Territory under one government or ruler; dominion
field
An area or setting of practical activity or application outside an office, school, factory, or laboratory:
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  1. An area or setting of practical activity or application outside an office, school, factory, or laboratory:
  2. An area or region where business activities are conducted:
  3. A distribution in a region of space of the strength and direction of a force, such as the electrostatic force near an electrically charged object, that would act on a body at any given point in that region.
orbit
One complete revolution of such a body.
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  1. One complete revolution of such a body.
  2. A stable quantum state of an electron (or other particle) in motion around an atomic nucleus.
  3. The path followed by a celestial body or artificial satellite as it revolves around another body due to the force of gravity. Orbits are nearly elliptical or circular in shape and are very closely approximated by Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
province
The parts of a country removed from the capital and the populated, cultural centers
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  1. The parts of a country removed from the capital and the populated, cultural centers
  2. A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire.
  3. A division of the world, smaller than a region, with reference to the plants or animals found there
realm
A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.
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  1. A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.
  2. An area or sphere, as of knowledge or activity:
  3. A region; sphere; area
scene
(--- Slang) A situation or set of circumstances:
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  1. (--- Slang) A situation or set of circumstances:
  2. (--- Film) A section of a film, usually made up of a number of shots, which is unified by time, setting, characters, etc.
  3. A part of a play, film, story, etc. that constitutes a unit of development or action, as a passage between certain characters
subject
A person under the authority or control of another; esp., a person owing allegiance to a particular ruler, government, etc.
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  1. A person under the authority or control of another; esp., a person owing allegiance to a particular ruler, government, etc.
  2. One who is under surveillance:
  3. A person or animal that is the object of medical or scientific study:
terrain
The surface features of an area of land; topography:
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  1. The surface features of an area of land; topography:
  2. A particular geographic area; a region:
  3. Ground or a tract of ground, esp. with regard to its natural or topographical features or fitness for some use
territory
(Biology) An area occupied by a single animal, mating pair, or group and often vigorously defended against intruders, especially those of the same species.
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  1. (Biology) An area occupied by a single animal, mating pair, or group and often vigorously defended against intruders, especially those of the same species.
  2. A sphere or province of action, existence, thought, etc.
  3. A similar region, as in Canada or Australia, without the status of a province or state
world
A state of existence:
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  1. A state of existence:
  2. A specified part of the earth:
  3. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
bag
A nonrigid container made of fabric, paper, plastic, leather, etc., typically with an opening at the top that can be closed as by folding the sides; sack or pouch
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  1. A nonrigid container made of fabric, paper, plastic, leather, etc., typically with an opening at the top that can be closed as by folding the sides; sack or pouch
  2. (Slang) An area of interest or skill:
  3. Any thing or part shaped or bulging like a bag
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  • No more so than the area round the house.

  • This area is so full of wildlife.

  • This area is ten square miles, though.

  • The area code is Vermont.

  • Betsy was enthralled with the area and became an immediate student of the history.

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