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vicinity

[ vi-sin-i-tee ]

noun

plural vicinities.
  1. the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood:

    There are no stores in the vicinity of our house.

  2. state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity:

    He was troubled by the vicinity of the nuclear testing area.



vicinity

/ ±¹ÉªËˆ²õɪ²Ôɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a surrounding, adjacent, or nearby area; neighbourhood
  2. the fact or condition of being close in space or relationship
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vicinity1

1550–60; < Latin ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²Ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ, equivalent to ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²Ô ( us ) near ( ±¹Ä«³¦ ( us ) wick 3, neighborhood + -Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ -ine 1 ) + -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vicinity1

C16: from Latin ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²Ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²Ôus neighbouring, from ±¹Ä«³¦us village
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A huge gorse fire in County Down which led to the evacuation of homes in the vicinity of the Mourne Mountains is believed to have been started deliberately.

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However, high pressure looks likely to remain in the vicinity meaning many places will stay dry.

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The strike hit their neighbour's home, blasting the vicinity, she said.

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President Ruto held events in the vicinity of the scene on Thursday as part of ongoing political engagements with the public in the capital.

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She then realised there was no-one around in the immediate vicinity to answer her screams, but after running a short distance she found another woman walking in the park who helped her contact police.

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