expanse

n.

1. A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky.
2. 1. Expansion.
   2. The distance or amount of expansion.

[Latin expānsum, from neuter past participle of expandere, to spread out. See expand.]

noun

A wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water: distance, expansion, extent, reach, space, spread, stretch, sweep. See place.

n

Definition: space
Antonyms: confined space, enclosure

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a wide scope
  Synonym: sweep

Meaning #2: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  Synonyms: area, surface area

Meaning #3: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - flade, udstrækning

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitspansel, uitgestrektheid, uitbreiding

Français (French)
n. - étendue

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fläche

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκταση (στο χώρο), αναπεπταμένο πεδίο

Italiano (Italian)
firmamento, spazio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - extensão (f), firmamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
пространство, простор, протяжение, расширение

Español (Spanish)
n. - espacio, extensión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vidd, vid yta, utbredning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宽阔的区域, 宽阔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 寬闊的區域, 寬闊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 넓게 퍼진 것, 공간

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 広がり, 広い地域

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اتساع, امتداد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרחב, שטח‬

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