site

[ sahyt ]

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noun

the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located: the site of ancient Troy.

Computers. website.

verb (used with object),sit·ed, sit·ing.

to place in or provide with a site; locate.
to put in position for operation, as artillery: to site a cannon.

Origin of site

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin situs “position, arrangement, site” (presumably originally, “leaving, setting down”), equivalent to si-, variant stem of sinere “to leave, allow to be” + -tus suffix of verbal action

Other words for site

2	position, location, place

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Other words from site

in·ter·site, adjective
re·site, verb (used with object), re·sit·ed, re·sit·ing.

Words that may be confused with site

cite, sight, site

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How to use site in a sentence

“There are more dedicated sites for transgenders and admirers,” he said.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem | David Levesley | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
Several Muslim sites in France, including mosques have been attacked or vandalized since the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
Europe’s Islam Haters Say We Told You So | Barbie Latza Nadeau | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
And yet we keep devouring the ever-increasing array of Jewish dating apps and sites and Facebook groups--why?
My Week on Jewish Tinder | Emily Shire | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
These days, plenty of women are turning to online sites for no-frills male companionship.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex | Aurora Snow | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz | Jeff Greenfield | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

And, Johnnie, buyin' timber is a heap more important and difficult than buyin' mill sites.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland
But much beside tablets has been found on these sites; primitive sanctuaries, for instance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 | Various
Often they are planted in almost impregnable sites, like the little church of Shwawutha in our illustration.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
Fairbridge was in reality very artistically planned as to the sites of its houses.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Its most common sites are the regions of the scalp, nose, and forehead.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for site

site

/ (saɪt) /

noun

- the piece of land where something was, is, or is intended to be located: a building site; archaeological site
- (as modifier): site office
an internet location where information relating to a specific subject or group of subjects can be accessed

verb

(tr) to locate, place, or install (something) in a specific place

Origin of site

C14: from Latin situs situation, from sinere to be placed

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