English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

gebied — meaning in English

Dutch → English · translate English → Dutch instead

English meaning

  • area noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  • district noun An area defined for administrative, political, or geographic purposes.
  • field noun An open area of land, especially one used for growing crops, grazing animals, or playing sports.
  • region noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
  • tract noun A large stretch or area of land.
  • ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
  • zone noun An area or region marked off by a particular feature, purpose, or restriction.

Senses

gebied is used for these senses in English:

  • area A particular geographic region.
  • district An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
  • field A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
  • region Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
  • tract An area or expanse.
  • ward (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
  • zone A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.

area — full definition

  1. noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  2. noun A particular region, part of a place, or scope of activity.

Related Dutch words