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protected areas

protected areas is the plural of protected area.

Meaning of protected area

Noun

protected area (plural protected areas)

  1. the central, rectangular area of the pitch onto which the bowlers may not run during their follow through
  2. an area where natural values are protected. The most common definitions of protected areas are those of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) http://www.iucn.org.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see protected, area.

Questions about protected areas

What is protected areas the plural of?
Protected areas is the plural of protected area.

Words near protected areas in the dictionary

  1. protectable
  2. protectant
  3. protectants
  4. protected
  5. protected area
  6. protected areas
  7. protected cruiser
  8. protected cruisers
  9. protected democracies
  10. protected democracy
  11. protected membrane roof

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Adapted from Wiktionary: protected areas (page history and authors); protected area (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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