surroundings

pl.n.
The external circumstances, conditions, and objects that affect existence and development; the environment.

noun

1. A surrounding area: environment, environs, locale, locality, neighborhood, precinct (used in plural), vicinity. See near/far/distance, place.
2. The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development: ambiance, atmosphere, climate, environment, medium, milieu, mise en scène, world. See be, limited/unlimited, place.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the environmental condition
  Synonym: milieu

Meaning #2: the area in which something exists or lives
  Synonyms: environment, environs, surround

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - omgivelser, miljø

Nederlands (Dutch)
omgeving, omtrek

Français (French)
n. pl. - (gén) cadre, environs, milieu

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Umgebung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (τα) πέριξ, περιβάλλον, περιβάλλων χώρος, περίγυρος

Italiano (Italian)
paraggi

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - circunstâncias (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
местность, среда, окружение

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

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - omgivningar, miljö

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
环境, 周围的情况, 周围的事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 環境, 周圍的情況, 周圍的事物

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 주변, 환경, 주위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 環境

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) محيط , بيئه ( الاشياء الموجودة في المحيط أو البيئه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮סביבה‬

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