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