subject area meaning

Definition of subject area

1. a branch of knowledge
   • in what discipline is his doctorate?
   • teachers should be well trained in their subject
   • anthropology is the study of human beings

   Synonyms: discipline, subject, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick

   Type of: knowledge domain

   Kinds: occultism, communications, major, frontier, genealogy, allometry, bibliotics, ology, science, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering

How to pronounce subject area

subject area is pronounced /səbˈdʒɛkt ˈɛərɪə/ in British English and /səbˈdʒɛkt ˈɛriə/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.