"web site" meaning in English

See web site in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-website.wav [UK] Forms: web site [singular], web sites [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A web site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server. Synonyms: site
    Sense id: simple-web_site-en-noun-nTsGv-2D
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    },
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    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My favorite web sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com."
        }
      ],
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        "A web site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    }
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        {
          "text": "My favorite web sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com."
        }
      ],
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        }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/"
    },
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      ]
    }
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