Meaning of VICINITY
| Pronunciation: | | vi'sinitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood" |
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| | Synonyms: | | locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood |
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| | See Also: | | Latin Quarter, Left Bank, Montmartre, place, proximity, Right Bank, scenery, section | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vi*cin"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [L. vicinitas, from vicinus
neighboring, near, from vicus a row of houses, a village;
akin to Gr. ? a house, Skr. v??a a house, vi? to enter, Goth.
weihs town: cf. OF. vicinit['e]. Cf. {Diocese}, {Economy},
{Parish}, {Vicinage}, {Wick} a village.]
1. The quality or state of being near, or not remote;
nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the
estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats.
A vicinity of disposition and relative tempers.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent
to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
``The vicinity of the sun.'' --Bentley.
Syn: Neighborhood; vicinage. See {Neighborhood}.
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