core area

Meanings

1. 1nouncountabletechnical

   The central or most important part of a place, region or territory, where the main activity or population is concentrated.

   Grammar: Countable: a core area, several core areas.

   Patterns

   • core area of something

   The core area of the city has most of the shops and offices.

   Planners protected the core area of the forest.

   The core area of the region has the highest population.

2. 2nouncountablebusinessfigurative

   A main subject or activity that a person or organization focuses on most.

   Grammar: Often figurative in business: the firm's core areas of expertise.

   Patterns

   • core areas of something

   Training is one of our core areas.

   The firm sold off businesses outside its core areas.

   Reading and math are the core areas of the curriculum.

Word forms

Common combinations

protect the core area

Rangers protect the core area of the reserve.

core area of expertise

Law is her core area of expertise.

urban core area

The urban core area has the tallest buildings.

expand beyond the core area

The company expanded beyond its core area.

focus on core areas

The school will focus on core areas.

Synonyms and how they differ

heartland

Heartland suggests a region central to a culture or industry, while core area is neutral and technical.

center

Center is a plain word for the middle point, whereas core area describes a zone.

hub

Hub stresses connection and activity, while core area stresses importance.

Opposites

Word family

core noun

the central or most important part

area noun

a region or part of a place

core adjective

basic or most important

coreless adjective

without a core (rare)

Commonly confused: core area or core business?

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