vicinity

vi·cin·i·ty

V0088600 (vĭ-sĭn′ĭ-tē)n. pl. vi·cin·i·ties 1. The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity: two restaurants in close vicinity.2. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.3. An approximate degree or amount: houses priced in the vicinity of $200,000.

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[Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus, neighboring, from vīcus, neighborhood; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

vicinity

(vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. a surrounding, adjacent, or nearby area; neighbourhood2. the fact or condition of being close in space or relationship[C16: from Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus neighbouring, from vīcus village]

vi•cin•i•ty

(vɪˈsɪn ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. the area or region near or about a place; neighborhood. 2. the state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity. Idioms: in the vicinity of, in the neighborhood of; approximately. [1550–60; < Latin vīcīnitās=vīcīn(us) near (vīc(us) wick², neighborhood + -īnus -ine¹) + -itās -ity]

vicinal, vicinity - Vicinal, from Latin vicus, "group of houses," means "of or pertaining to a neighborhood"—hence, vicinity.See also related terms for houses.

Thesaurus

Noun

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vicinity - a surrounding or nearby region; "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"locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhoodgold coast - a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan"'hood - (slang) a neighborhoodplace - a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"proximity - the region close around a person or thingscenery - the appearance of a placesection - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

vicinity

noun neighbourhood, area, district, precincts, locality, environs, neck of the woods (informal), purlieus Police say the killer may still be in this vicinity.in the vicinity of about, around, nearly, near, approaching, close to, roughly, something like, just about, just over, more or less, just under, close on, in the region of, getting on for (Brit. informal), in the neighbourhood of I'm going to save somewhere in the vicinity of $100 million .

vicinity

noun1. A surrounding area:environment, environs, locale, locality, neighborhood, precinct (used in plural), surroundings.2. A surrounding site:area, locality, neighborhood.3. Approximate size or amount:range.Informal: neighborhood.

Translations

邻近附近

vicinity

(viˈsinəti) noun a neighbourhood or local area. Are there any cinemas in the/this vicinity? 附近 邻近

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