environs
/ɪnˈvʌɪrənz
/ /ɛnˈvʌɪrənz/ /ˈɛnvɪrənz /plural noun
The surrounding area or district: the picturesque environs of the loch...
- They were all well hidden, though they each had a good view of the area and its environs.
- The club caters for the whole town area and its environs.
- The devotees who visit this temple cannot complain about the environs of the area.
Synonyms
surroundings, surrounding area, vicinity;
locality, neighbourhood, district, region;
outskirts, suburbs, suburbia, precincts, borders, periphery, purlieus;
North American vicinage
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, plural of environ (see environ).
- instruction
- instructional
- instruction book
- instruction manual
- instruction set
- instruction sheet
- instructive
- instructively
- instructiveness
- instructor
- instructorship
- instructress
- instrument
- instrumental
- instrumental conditioning
- instrumentalism
- instrumentalist
- instrumentality
- instrumentally
- instrumentation
- instrument board
- instrument panel
- insubordinate
- insubordinately
- insubordination