"protected area" meaning in English

See protected area in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-protected area.ogg Forms: protected areas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} protected area (plural protected areas)
  1. (cricket) the central, rectangular area of the pitch onto which the bowlers may not run during their follow through Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-protected_area-en-noun-V3rwwqwu Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (conservation biology) an area where natural values are protected. The most common definitions of protected areas are those of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) http://www.iucn.org. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (conservation biology: an area where natural values are protected): chráněné území [neuter] (Czech), 鳥獣保護区 (chōjyū-hogo-ku) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-protected_area-en-noun-M5VAGbD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 63 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 62 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 64 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 72 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 70 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 68 7 Topics: biology, conservation, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'conservation biology: an area where natural values are protected': 10 78 13
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see protected, area.
    Sense id: en-protected_area-en-noun-BnDpCAEU

Inflected forms

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