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 [viss-in-it-ee]

Noun

the area immediately surrounding a place [Latin vicinus neighbouring]

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

Translations

vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] n (= area) → vecindad f (= nearness); proximidad f;

in the vicinity (of) → cercano (a)

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vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] n → environs mpl, alentours mpl

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vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] n in the vicinity (of) → in der Nähe or Umgebung (+gen)

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vicinity [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] n → vicinanze fpl