The difference between area, zone and district in English

district

/ ?d?str?kt； ˋd?str?kt/ n

part of a country or town having a particular quality region; region : mountainous, agricultural, outlying, poor, gloomy districts mountainous, agricultural areas, remote areas, poor areas, dark areas* the `Lake District (Northwestern England) Lake District.

area of ??a country or town treated as an administrative unit Administrative district: a `postal district * rural and urban districts, ie units of local government rural areas and urban areas (local administrative units) * [attrib as an attribute] district `councils district council.

#, district at`torney (US) (abbr abbreviation DA) public prosecutor representing a State or the Federal government in a judicial district (representing the state government or the federal government in law enforcement within the district) local prosecutor.

, district `nurse (Brit dated old) nurse visiting patients in their homes regional nurse (a person who provides door-to-door service in the region).

zone

/ z?un; zon/ n

area, band or stripe that is different from its surroundings in colour, texture, appearance, etc.

area or region with a particular feature or use: the erogenous zones of the body* a nuclear-free, parking, war, time zone nuclear-free zones, parking lots, war zones, time zones* industrial, residential, etc zones industrial, residential... zones* smokeless zones, ie urban areas in which only smokeless fuels may be used in houses, factories, etc smoke-free zones (houses, factories Only urban areas where smokeless fuel is allowed to be used) `frigid zones) that the ea

rth's surface is divided into by imaginary lines parallel to the equator One of the five imaginary temperature zones (tropical, north temperate, south temperate, north frigid, and south frigid) that are parallel to the equator.

(esp US) area within which certain railway, postal, telephone, etc. charges apply (to calculate charges for railway, postal, telephone, etc.) railway section, postal code, telephone division.

gt; zonal / ?z? unl; ˋzonl/ adj relating to or arranged in zones (zone 2) regional; divided into zones; divided into ranges.

zone v [Tn]

1 divide or mark (sth or a place) into zones (zone 2) divide (something or somewhere) into zones or ranges.

2 assign (sth) to a particular area divide (something) into zones or ranges.

2 assign (sth) to a particular area Return to a certain area. zoning n [U].

area

/ ?e?r?; ˋ?r?/ n

(a) [U ] extent or measurement of a surface area (range or measurement of surface): The area of ??the office is 35 square meters. * The kitchen is 12 square meters in area/has an area of ??12 square metres. The area of ??the kitchen is 12 square meters. =gt; App 4 See Appendix 4. (b) [C] particular measured surface area (surface of a certain measurement): Compare the areas of these triangles. Compare the areas of these triangles. . =gt；illus See illustration. Cf See volume 2.

[C] (a) part of a surface Part of the surface: Clean the area round the cooker. Clean the area around the cooker. (b) ) region of the earth's surface; district of a city, etc (Earth's surface) region; (city, etc.) region: mountainous, uninhabited, desert, etc areas of the world mountainous, uninhabited, desert area* Do you like the area (ie neighbourhood) where you're living? (c) space reserved for a specific use: a `picnic area picnic area* the re`ception area reception.

[C] range of activity or interest: the area of ??finance, training, de

velopment, etc. Finance, training, development* The meeting revealed certain areas of disagreement, ie matters on which those present did not agree. The meeting revealed certain areas of disagreement (matters on which those present did not agree).

[C] small courtyard in front of the basement of a house, usu with access to the street The small courtyard in front of the basement (usually accessible to the street): [attrib as an attributive] sitting on the area steps Sitting in front of the basement On the steps of the small courtyard.

# `area code (US) dialing code identifying an area or region, used before the local telephone number Telephone area code (used before the local telephone number).