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   Vi·cin·i·ty

   /vəˈsinədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the area near or surrounding a particular place: "the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small" Similar surrounding districtsurrounding areaneighborhoodlocalitylocalelocal areaareadistrictregionquartersectorterritorydomainplacezoneenvironssurroundingssurroundsprecinctspurlieusinformal:this neck of the woodstechnical:locusrare:vicinage
   • ▪ proximity in space or relationship: "the abundance and vicinity of country seats" Similar nearnessclosenessproximitypropinquityadjacencyjuxtapositionaccessibilityhandinessrare:contiguitycontiguousnessvicinage

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘proximity’): from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus ‘neighbor’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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