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Meaning of vicinity in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /vəˈsɪnədi/

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  1. Noun

    vicinity

    Etymology

    mid 16th century (in the sense ‘proximity’): from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus‘neighbor’

    Definitions

    1. a surrounding or nearby region

    Examples

    • « the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville »
    • « it is a rugged locality »
    • « he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood »
    • « I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods »

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