[zəʊn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use, or subject to particular restrictions
(e.g: a pedestrian zone)

- an encircling band or stripe of distinctive colour, texture, or character.

- a belt or girdle worn round a person's body.


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin zona ‘girdle’, from Greek zōnē

[zəʊn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- divide into or assign to zones
(e.g: the park has been zoned into four distinct bioregions, each with its own ecological identity)

- encircle as or with a band or stripe.


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