seating area sea·tin·ga·rea uncommon noun 1. an area that includes seats for several people “there is seating for 40 students in this classroom” Synonymsseatingseatsseating roomseating area Related words Word family seat Broader terms room Narrower terms circleorchestraparquetparquet circleringsidestallstiered seats Part of seat WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.