vicinage

noun

ˈvi-sə-nij How to pronounce vicinage (audio)
Definition of vicinagenext
as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space potential jurors were to be drawn from the vicinage in which the crime occurred

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Recent Examples of vicinage Of the 28 judgeships in vicinage 15, which is made up of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties, there are nine vacancies. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023
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  • Skubal is not blind to the potential for headlines that exists every time a microphone or camera enters his vicinity.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Its gravity is so intense that anything in its vicinity experiences extreme time dilation — to the extent that an hour on the planet's surface is equivalent to seven years for everyone else.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 July 2026
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“Vicinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinage. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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