zone

Noun

• (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

• an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

• any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

• a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

Verb

• separate or apportion into sections
  • partition a room off
    

• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  zona , geographical zone , partition , district