• noun:   (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
• noun:   an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
• noun:   any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
• noun:   a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features
• verb:   regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
• verb:   separate or apportion into sections
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #75707)

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