environs
plural noun
en·vi·rons
in-ˈvī-rənz 
-ˈvī(-ə)rnz
-ˈvī(-ə)rnz
1
: the districts around a city
2
a
: environing things : surroundings
b
: an adjoining region or space : vicinity
Examples of environs in a Sentence
the city and its environs total about a million in population
you can get just about any kind of ethnic food in the environs of the university
growing up in the environs of the big city endowed him with a certain urbanity
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Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
But Kapoor’s love for these oddballs and their environs is consistently infectious.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
The beach environs is a reset of the yearslong Hyde Park event.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022
For three hours, Cohen held court and mingled with about 450 baseball fans, neighbors and community activists to talk about turning the environs around Citi Field into a year-round, all-weather entertainment destination.
—Gregory Korte, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for environs
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“Environs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environs. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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environs
plural noun
en·vi·rons
in-ˈvī-rənz
-ˈvī(-ə)rnz
-ˈvī(-ə)rnz
1
: the districts around a city
2
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