area vs middle

area and middle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
area	Yes	No	No	No
middle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, middle is a hyponym of area; that is, middle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than area:

area: a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
middle: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

As nouns, middle is a hyponym of area; that is, middle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than area:

area: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
middle: an area that is approximately central within some larger region

area (noun)	middle (noun)
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function	the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary	an intermediate part or section
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve	an area that is approximately central within some larger region
a subject of study	the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
a particular environment or walk of life

area (adjective)	middle (adjective)
	between an earlier and a later period of time
	of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
	being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
	equally distant from the extremes

area (verb)	middle (verb)
	put in the middle