exhibition area vs hall

exhibition area and hall both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhibition area	Yes	No	No	No
hall	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hall is a hypernym of exhibition area; that is, hall is a word with a broader meaning than exhibition area:

exhibition area (noun)	hall (noun)
a large hall or area for holding exhibitions	a large building for meetings or entertainment
	a large room for gatherings, receiving guests, or entertainment
	an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
	a college or university building containing living quarters for students
	a large entrance or reception room or area
	the large room of a manor or castle
	a large and imposing house
	a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research