Main Entry:

vi·cin·i·ty

Pronunciation:

\və-ˈsi-nə-tē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural vi·cin·i·ties

Etymology:

Middle French vicinité, from Latin vicinitat-, vicinitas, from vicinus neighboring, from vicus row of houses, village; akin to Gothic weihs village, Old Church Slavic vĭsĭ, Greek oikos, oikia house

Date:

1560

1 : the quality or state of being near : proximity 2 : a surrounding area or district : neighborhood 3 : neighborhood 3b