Vicinage Definition

vĭsə-nĭj
noun
A limited region around a particular area; a vicinity.
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A number of places situated near each other and considered as a group.
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The people living in a particular neighborhood.
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The state of living in a neighborhood; proximity.
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Other Word Forms of Vicinage

Noun

Singular:
vicinage
Plural:
vicinages

Origin of Vicinage

  • Middle English vesinage from Old French from vesin neighboring from Latin vīcīnus vicinity

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French visnage, respelled to more closer match its Latin source vÄ«cÄ«nus (“neighbor").

    From Wiktionary

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