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How to pronounce area in American English
“area” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to area the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“area” in real sentences — American speakers
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That's Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Census Bureau
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Imagine every area, rural area, every urban area, all the 50 states and territories of our
NSF
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recent Bay Area Science Festival in the San Francisco Bay Area.
NASA
Words that sound like “area”
Words one sound away from area — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “area”
Why real speech
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