vicinity
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.vi·cin·i·ty
noun \və-ˈsi-nə-tē\ plural vi·cin·i·ties
Definition of VICINITY
1
: the quality or state of being near : proximity
2
: a surrounding area or district : neighborhood
3
: neighborhood 3b
See Examples of VICINITY
- <there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital>
- <the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house>
Origin of VICINITY
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
First Known Use: 1560
Related to VICINITY
- Synonyms
- backyard, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage, environs
- Antonyms
- distance, remoteness
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