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Noun
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(n)
zone
(a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features)
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(n)
zone
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geographical zone
(any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude)
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zone
(an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
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zone
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zona
((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)
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zona pellucida
(thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus)
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zonule
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zonula
(small beltlike zone)
domain category
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Verb
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zone
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district
(regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns)
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partition
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zone
(separate or apportion into sections)
"partition a room off"