Areas or regions defined by particular characteristics, boundaries, or purposes.
From Greek 'zone' (girdle/belt), originally referring to the climatic belts or bands around Earth; Latin 'zona' adopted the same meaning, from the circular/encircling concept.
Zone comes from the Greek word for 'girdle'—the original zones were literally the climate belts that wrap around Earth like concentric rings or belts, which is exactly what they look like on a map.
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