surroundings
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sur·round·ings

noun plural \sə-ˈran-diŋz\

Definition of SURROUNDINGS

: the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded : environment

Examples of SURROUNDINGS

  1. <we relaxed and forgot our worries for a while in the plush surroundings of the hotel>

First Known Use of SURROUNDINGS

1841

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