zone

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An area that is special or different in some way, often set aside for a particular purpose.

   There is a no-smoking zone that extends 25 feet outside each entrance.

2. 2
   noun

   A state of complete concentration in which you perform very well.

   I got in the zone late in the game and everything was going in.

3. 3
   noun

   One of the broad regions of the earth's surface defined by climate.

   Plants in the tropical zone grow all year round.

From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”).

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