Maybe "around," depending on context.
I think the word you're looking for is "circa".
Thereabouts
The root word "prox" means near or close in space or time. It is derived from the Latin word "proximus," meaning nearest.
the word setting in a story means the certain place the certain time and where everything takes place
The word that means close to is "proximate."
the latin root word "potamia" means..........
The word that means "takes place" is "occurs."
Ashtagrama is name of a place near Kolar (border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) which literally means 'eight villages' and is a Sanskrit word.
"Local" is a word that means specific to a place.
The word near can mean in location or in time, but it has infrequent use as an adverb. It is much more often an adjective (the end is near) or a preposition (don't go near the water).
The pronoun in the sentence is this.The pronoun 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun indicative near or far in place or time.
Near or close
Possibly 'Serendipity'. no Ya, its probably "lucky"