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parts

parts

2 1.8
An area of a country or region where someone lives
  • noun
  • /pɑrts/
translation icon : partes
  • Who's read at least parts of the book of Exodus?
  • spare parts
  • five parts
  • three parts

So all over Waukesha, parts of Milwaukee, parts of other counties as well.

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Examples

  • I have been off in parts of Europe.

  • So it's also different, different parts of the country.

  • Let's just stick with the parts of the the soul.

  • There are these very specific parts of the brain that are activated.

  • I build airplane parts here in Fort Worth.

  • Yes, acknowledge those parts and embrace those parts.

  • You have Borneo going to parts of the northern parts of South America.

  • GOT KINFOLK FROM ALL AROUND THESE HERE PARTS.

  • REMEMBER, USE ONLY GENUINE OMEGA PARTS.

  • I have explored many beautiful parts of the world, including Asia and Europe.

Synonyms

part
vsparts
1.0

A region of a country or the world

is used mainly in plural to talk about one's own or specific places
portion
vsparts
449 2.1

A part of something that belongs to one person or group

focuses on areas and places not on shares or allotted things
subregion
vsparts
1 3.6

A smaller area that is part of a larger region

is broader meaning a general area rather than a small division

Compounds

14 3.0

The parts of the body used for sex and peeing

parts department
  • Specialized
1 3.2

The shop area at a car dealer or garage that sells replacement items for cars

parts bin
  • Specialized
2.8

A small container for spare parts kept at a workbench

parts catalog
  • Specialized
3.5

A book or list that shows items for machines like cars, with numbers and prices

parts inventory
  • Specialized
3.5

A list of spare parts kept to fix machines

Surface Forms

part singular
parts plural

Morphology

parts = part (transparent) = part + s

Regular plural formation from the noun 'part'; meaning as 'area/region' is directly from the base noun.

Etymology

The word parts comes from the old word part, which means 'a piece' or 'a portion'. People began to use parts, meaning more than one 'part', to talk about 'areas' or 'places'. For example, 'these parts' means 'this area', so today parts can mean a particular place or region.