(~s, zoning, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an area that has particular features or characteristics.
Many people have stayed behind in the potential war ~...
The area has been declared a disaster ~.
...time ~s.
N-COUNT: oft n N
2.
If an area of land is ~d, it is formally set aside for a particular purpose.
The land was not ~d for commercial purposes...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
zoning
...the use of zoning to preserve agricultural land...
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