middle vs area

middle and area both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of middle include region.

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

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

Other hypernyms of middle include country.

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

middle (adjective)	area (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

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