zone

a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

A girdle; a cincture.

An area or part of a region characterized by uniform or similar animal and plant life; a life zone; as, Littoral zone, Austral zone, etc.

regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

separate or apportion into sections

To girdle; to encircle.