Area 51

English

Etymology

Unclear, but perhaps from a grid numbering system of the area by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). While Area 51 is not part of this system, it is adjacent to Area 15.

Proper noun

Area 51

1. (informal, US, military, aviation, research, espionage, ufology) A secret military facility, airport, and airbase in Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, United States. It is the subject of conspiracy theories claiming it is where the US government hides extra-planetary alien visitors.

   Synonyms: (slang) Dreamland, Groom Lake, Homey Airport

   Coordinate terms: Roswell, Bermuda Triangle, Hangar 18

Translations

military base in Nevada rumored to contain extraterrestrial life

• Afrikaans: Area 51
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 51區／51区 (zh) (Wǔshíyī qū)

• Danish: Area 51
• Dutch: Area 51 ?
• Esperanto: Areo 51
• French: Zone 51 f
• German: Area 51 (de) f
• Italian: Area 51 f
• Japanese: エリア51 (Eria Gojūichi)
• Korean: 51구역 (Osibil-guyeok)
• Marathi: एरिया ५१ m (eriyā 51)
• Persian: منطقه ۵۱ (mantaqe 51)
• Polish: Strefa 51 f
• Russian: Зо́на 51 f (Zóna 51)
• Spanish: Área 51 f
• Welsh: Ardal 51 (cy) f

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Area 51.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛːɹiə fɪftiˈwan/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Area 51

Proper noun

Area 51 f (proper noun, genitive Area 51)

1. (informal, military, aviation, research, espionage, ufology) Area 51 (a secret military facility, airport, and airbase in Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, United States)

Declension

Declension of Area 51 [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Area 51
genitive	einer	der	Area 51
dative	einer	der	Area 51
accusative	eine	die	Area 51