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zoning

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -əʊnɪŋ
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The use of zones, such as fare zones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of zone

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գոտիավորում (gotiavorum) — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • Bulgarian: градоустройство (gradoustrojstvo) — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • Finnish: yleiskaavoitus — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • French: zonage — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • German: Bebauungsplan — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • German: Bauordnung — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • Indonesian: pemintakatan — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • Portuguese: zoneamento — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • Spanish: zonificación — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • Spanish: plan de urbanización — legal: regulation of property use and construction
  • Swedish: detaljplan — legal: regulation of property use and construction
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