corearea

noun
UK /ˈkɔːrˌeəriə/
US /ˈkɔːrˌeriə/

The core area is the most important middle part of a place.

The park's core area has the biggest playground.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The main part of a protected nature reserve where animals are safest.

Rangers keep visitors out of the core area so the birds can nest.

3. The central region of a city where most business happens.

The city's core area is full of tall office buildings.

4. The essential part of a subject or plan that everything else depends on.

Reading and writing are the core area of the school's lessons.