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site

n. countable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈsaɪt// UK //sˈaɪt// site Academic General-service

n. a specific place where something is, was, or will be. It can be a physical area for a building or a place on the internet.

n. a location where a particular structure, event, or activity is situated. Often used to refer to a specific area of ground for construction or a collection of related web pages.


SIMPLE

The workers are busy at the construction site.

CONTEXTUAL

The city council chose this specific site for the new library because it is close to the train station.

COMPLEX

Archaeologists spent several months excavating the site, carefully documenting every artifact to reconstruct the daily lives of the ancient inhabitants.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English site, from Anglo-Norman site, from Latin situs (“position, place, site”), from sinere (“to put, lay, set down, usually let, suffer, permit”). Doublet of sitio and situs.

Usage

Commonly used in compound nouns like 'building site', 'web site', or 'camp site'.

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