Is there any difference between area, zone, and site?
If there is some difference between them?
When do I have to use (nor not use) each of these constructions?
asked Sep 1, 2013 at 9:12
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Have you looked at dictionary defintions? What did you find? What is unclear?– Andrew Leach ♦Commented Sep 1, 2013 at 9:22
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1You might have looked them up in a Persian dictionary.– NoahCommented Sep 1, 2013 at 9:35
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1@AmirrezaNasiri, they do not all have the same meaning. If you look them up in an English dictionary, you will see that the explanations for all three words differ.– Janus Bahs JacquetCommented Sep 1, 2013 at 9:49
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1Any will do: Merriam-Webster, Oxford, Cambridge, American Heritage Dictionary, dictionary.com, etc.– Janus Bahs JacquetCommented Sep 1, 2013 at 10:05
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2An excellent question, which I can't do justice to but will comment: an area can be any size, a zone is a 'very special' area (it's a less common word too) and a site is also a synonym of location, so more specific and towards the point-like.– MitchCommented Sep 1, 2013 at 14:47
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It depends on context. But in general, an area is a region or part of a town, world, etc. where you live. A site is an area of ground on which you build a building, a small town, etc. It could also refer to a place where an event is taking place.
That is the site where ogres were slaughtered by the King of Far Far Away.
A zone is a restricted area, used for a particular purpose or use.
War zone. Pedestrian zone.
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2'area' is good for a 'natural' place. 'zone' is good for a man-made area, and 'site' leans towards a man-made thing but you can have instances like 'the site of the sink hole'.– MitchCommented Sep 1, 2013 at 14:50