environment, environs, surroundings, surround

the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

• ambiance, ambience — the atmosphere of an environment
• medium — the surrounding environment
• setting, scene — the context and environment in which something is set
• element — the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
• habitat — the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
• melting pot — an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
• parts — the local environment

• geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region — a demarcated area of the Earth