environs

pl.n.

1. A surrounding area, especially of a city.
2. Surroundings; environment.

[French, from Old French, pl. of environ, circuit, from environ, round about. See environ.]

noun

1. A surrounding area: environment, locale, locality, neighborhood, precinct (used in plural), surroundings, vicinity. See near/far/distance, place.
2. The periphery of a city or town: edge, fringe, outskirt (often used in plural), skirt (used in plural), suburb (used in plural). See edge/center.

IN BRIEF: Surroundings.

The town's environs included a forested area and many rolling hills.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the area in which something exists or lives
  Synonyms: environment, surroundings, surround

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - omegn, forstadsområde, omgivelser

Nederlands (Dutch)
omstreken, omgeving

Français (French)
n. pl. - environs, alentours, abords

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Umgebung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - περίχωρα, πέριξ

Italiano (Italian)
dintorni

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - arredores (m pl), subúrbios (m pl)

Русский (Russian)
окрестности

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - alrededores, cercanías

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - omgivningar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
郊区, 附近的地方, 近郊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 郊區, 附近的地方, 近郊

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 교외

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 近郊, 郊外

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) ضواحي المدينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮פרברים‬

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