vicinity

n., pl. -ties.

1. The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity: two restaurants in close vicinity.
2. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
3. An approximate degree or amount: houses priced in the vicinity of $200,000.

[Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus, neighboring, from vīcus, neighborhood.]

noun

1. A surrounding area: environment, environs, locale, locality, neighborhood, precinct (used in plural), surroundings. See near/far/distance, place.
2. A surrounding site: area, locality, neighborhood. See near/far/distance, place.
3. Approximate size or amount: range. Informal neighborhood. See near/far/distance.

n

Definition: local area
Antonyms: faraway

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IN BRIEF: Nearby or surrounding area.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. — Washington Irving (1783-1859).

Common misspelling(s) of vicinity

• vacinity

Dansk (Danish)
n. - område, nabolag, nærhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
omgeving, nabijheid, buurt

Français (French)
n. - voisinage, environs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nähe, Umgebung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγγύτητα, γειτονιά, περιοχή, τα περίχωρα, τα πέριξ

Italiano (Italian)
vicinanza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vizinhança (f)

Русский (Russian)
соседство, окрестность, приблизительное количество

Español (Spanish)
n. - vecindad, proximidad, inmediaciones

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grannskap, omgivningar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
邻近, 接近, 附近

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鄰近, 接近, 附近

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가까움, 주변

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 近いこと, 近接, 近所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جوار, قرب, مقربه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שכנות, קרבה, סמיכות-מקום, סביבה‬

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