vicinity

vɪˈsɪnɪti

vicinities

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Definition of vicinity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

proximitystate of being near in space or relationship

The store is in the vicinity of the school.

nearness

proximity

geographysurrounding or nearby area or neighborhood

There are many parks in the vicinity.

neighborhood

proximity

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in the vicinity of

prep.

shows something is near a place or object

The school is in the vicinity of the park.

Origin of vicinity

Latin, vicinitas (neighborhood)

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around

prep.

location

near or in the vicinity of something

about

adv.

close

in the vicinity or nearby

about

adj.

proximity

near or in the vicinity

surrounding area

vicinity

the area around a particular place

around about

adv.

proximity

in the vicinity or nearby

presence

vicinity

immediate area around a person or thing

round about

adv.

location

in the vicinity or nearby

round someone's way

adv.

vicinity

in the area near someone's home

Examples of vicinity in a sentence

Wildlife is often spotted in the vicinity of the river.
A new school is being built in the vicinity.
The vicinity of the mall is always crowded on weekends.

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French:alentours, ...
German:Nähe, ...
Italian:vicinanze, ...
Spanish:vecindad, alrededores, ...
Portuguese:vizinhança, proximidade, ...
Chinese:附近, 邻近地区, ...
Japanese:近く, 近所, ...
Arabic:قُرْب, المنطقة المجاورة, ...
Hebrew:סְמִיכוּת, סְבִיבָה, ...
Russian:близость, район, ...
Ukrainian:близькість, окіл, ...
Hindi:आसपास, पड़ोस, ...
Bengali:নৈকট্য, আশপাশ, ...
Catalan:proximitat, voltants, ...
Czech:blízkost, okolí, ...
Danish:nærhed, område, ...
Dutch:nabijheid, ...
Greek:εγγύτητα, γύρω περιοχή, ...
Hungarian:közelség, környék, ...
Khmer:តំបន់ជិតខាង, តំបន់ជុំវិញ, ...
Korean:근처, 주변 지역, ...
Persian:نزدیکی, اطراف, ...
Polish:pobliże, okolica, ...
Portuguese (BR):proximidade, ...
Romanian:apropiere, ...
Swedish:närhet, grannskap, ...
Thai:บริเวณใกล้เคียง, ละแวกใกล้เคียง, ...
Turkish:yakınlık, yakın çevre, ...
Vietnamese:sự gần gũi, khu vực lân cận, ...

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Definition of vicinity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with vicinity

Origin of vicinity

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Terms with vicinity included in their meaning

Examples of vicinity in a sentence

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