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   vicinity

   /vɪˈsɪnɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the area near or surrounding a particular place: "the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small" Similar surrounding districtsurrounding areaneighbourhoodlocalitylocalelocal areaareadistrictregionquartersectorterritorydomainplacezoneenvironssurroundingssurroundsprecinctspurlieusinformal:this neck of the woodstechnical:locusrare:vicinage
   • ▪ proximity in space or relationship: "the abundance and vicinity of country seats" Similar nearnessclosenessproximitypropinquityadjacencyjuxtapositionaccessibilityhandinessrare:contiguitycontiguousnessvicinage

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘proximity’): from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus ‘neighbour’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVICINITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the area around a place or where the speaker is : There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station. We could see that there were several open Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity. Anyone who happened to be in the vicinity could have been injured or killed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vicinityVicinity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VICINITY is a surrounding area or district : neighborhood. How to use vicinity in a sentence. Did you know?

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › vicinityVICINITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Vicinity definition: the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood. See examples of VICINITY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › vicinityVICINITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the area around a place or where the speaker is : There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station. We could see that there were several open Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity. Anyone who happened to be in the vicinity could have been injured or killed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vicinityVicinity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something is in your vicinity, it's in the surrounding area or nearby region — it's in the neighborhood, so to speak. If there's a garbage dump in your vicinity, you'll certainly smell it.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › vicinityVICINITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun Word forms: plural -ties. 1. the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood. There are no stores in the vicinity of our house. 2. state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity. He was troubled by the vicinity of the nuclear testing area.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionvicinity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   noun. /vəˈsɪnəti/. /vəˈsɪnəti/. usually the vicinity. [usually singular] (plural vicinities) (rather formal) the area around a particular place. in the vicinity (of something) Crowds gathered in the vicinity of Trafalgar Square.