vicinity

vi·cin·i·ty  (v-sn-t)

n. pl. vi·cin·i·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.

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[Latin vcnits, from vcnus, neighboring, from vcus, neighborhood; see weik-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a surrounding, adjacent, or nearby area; neighbourhood

2. the fact or condition of being close in space or relationship

[from Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus neighbouring, from vīcus village]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vicinity - 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"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood gold coast - a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan" 'hood - (slang) a neighborhood place - a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago" proximity - the region close around a person or thing scenery - the appearance of a place section - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

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vicinity

noun neighbourhood, area, district, precincts, locality, environs, neck of the woods (informal), purlieus Police say the killer may still be in this vicinity.

in the vicinity of about, around, nearly, near, approaching, close to, roughly, something like, just about, just over, more or less, just under, close on, in the region of, getting on for (Brit. informal), in the neighbourhood of I'm going to save somewhere in the vicinity of $100 million .

Translations

vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] N

1. (= neighbourhood) → cercanías fpl, alrededores mpl, inmediaciones fpl
there has been heavy fighting in the vicinity of Tel Aviv → ha habido fuertes enfrentamientos en las cercanías or en los alrededores or en las inmediaciones de Tel Aviv
houses in the immediate vicinity of the blast were damaged → las viviendas más cercanas a la explosión sufrieron daños
and other towns in the vicinity → y otras ciudades de las inmediaciones or de la zona or cercanas
he denied being anywhere in the vicinity → negó encontrarse cerca del lugar
in the vicinity of 20 → alrededor de 20, unos 20

2. (= nearness) → proximidad f (to a)

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vicinity [vɪˈsɪnəti] n → alentours mpl
in the vicinity → aux alentours
in the vicinity of sth → aux alentours de qch

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vicinity

n

→ Umgebung f; in the vicinity → in der Nähe (→ of von, gen); in the immediate vicinity → in unmittelbarer Umgebung; in the vicinity of £500 → um die £ 500 (herum)

(= closeness) → Nähe f

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vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] n → vicinanze fpl

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vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] n → vicinanze fpl

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vicinity

n vicinity [viˈsinəti]

a neighbourhood or local area Are there any cinemas in the/this vicinity? omgewing جِوار، منطِقَه مُجاوِرَه околност okolí nærhed die Nachbarschaft, die Umgebung γειτονιά, περιοχή vecindad, proximidad, inmediaciones naabrus محله؛ محدوده lähistö voisinage בַּסבִיבָה अड़ोस-पड़ोस okolica szomszédság lingkungan nágrenni vicinato 近所 근처, 주변 kaimynystė, artuma apkārtne; apkaime kawasan sekitar buurt nabolag, nærhet, omegn okolica vizinhança vecinătate окрестность okolie bližnja okolica blizina närhet, grannskap, omgivning บริเวณใกล้เคียง civar, çevre 附近 близькість; сусідство مضافات، اطراف vùng lân cận 邻近

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vicinity → منطقة مجاورة okolí nærhed Umgebung εγγύτητα periferia, vecindad lähistö voisinage blizina vicinato 近所 근처 nabijheid nærhet sąsiedztwo vizinhança близость närhet บริเวณใกล้เคียง çevre vùng lân cận 附近