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catchment area

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈkætʃ.məntˌeə.ri.ə/ US  /-ˌer.i-/

Definition

the area served by a school or hospitalRange and limits
(Definition of catchment area noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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