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zone
noun
an
area
that
is
separated
from
others
because
it
has
a
particular
purpose
or
characteristic
•
This
part
of
the
city
is
a
quiet
residential
zone
.
This
part
of
the
city
is
a
quiet
residential
zone
.
•
Slow
down
,
you're
entering
a
school zone
.
Slow
down
,
you're
entering
a
school zone
.
Borrowed
in
the
Middle
Ages
from
Latin
zona
“
belt
,
girdle
,”
itself
from
Ancient
Greek
zōnē
with
the
same
meaning
,
later
extended
to
describe
any
belt-like
region
of
land
or
sky
.
verb
-
zone
,
zoning
,
zones
,
zoned
to
officially
divide
an
area
of
land
into
sections
that
can
be
used
only
for
particular
purposes
•
The
city
council
voted
to
zone
the
land
for
industrial
use
.
The
city
council
voted
to
zone
the
land
for
industrial
use
.
•
If
they
don't
zone
this
area
correctly
,
the
neighborhood
could
become
chaotic
.
If
they
don't
zone
this
area
correctly
,
the
neighborhood
could
become
chaotic
.
Verbal
sense
developed
in
the
late
19th
century
from
the
noun
,
as
city
planners
began
to
"
zone
"
land
for
specific
uses
.
