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surroundings

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sur·round·ings  (s-roundngz)
pl.n.
The external circumstances, conditions, and objects that affect existence and development; the environment.

surroundings
Noun, pl
the area and environment around a person, place, or thing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.surroundingssurroundings - the environmental condition
environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
2.surroundingssurroundings - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
ambiance, ambience - the atmosphere of an environment
medium - the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
element - the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"
habitat, home ground - the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
parts - the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years"

surroundings
plural noun environment, setting, background, location, neighbourhood, milieu, environs
Translations
Spanish surroundings [səˈraundɪŋz] nplalrededores mpl; cercanías fpl
French surroundings [səˈraundɪŋz] surround nplenvirons mpl, alentours mpl
German surroundings [səˈraundɪŋz] surround nplUmgebung f
Italian surroundings [səˈraundɪŋz] npldintorni mpl;
(fig) → ambiente m

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The place is filthy, the surroundings are repulsive, not to add degrading.
But first allow me to describe a little more fully my surroundings at the moment.
It may be that the exceptional surroundings in which we found ourselves, in the midst of an incredible silence, impressed us to an unusual extent.
 
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