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sector noun ( CONTROLLED AREA )
/ˈsek.tər/
/-tɚ/ n [C] Definition
an area of land or sea that has been divided from other areas and is controlled by a particular country
What is the total oil output from the British sector of the North Sea?
(Definition of sector noun (CONTROLLED AREA) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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