surrounding
adjective /səˈraʊndɪŋ/
/səˈraʊndɪŋ/
[only before noun]- that is near or around something
- Oxford and the surrounding area
- From the top of the hill you can see all the surrounding countryside.
- the immediately surrounding area
- The college tries to respond to the needs of the surrounding community.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySurrounding is used with these nouns:- area
- building
- countryside
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