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vicinity definition

vi·cin·ity (və sin′ə tē)

noun pl. vicinities -·ties

  1. the state of being near or close by; nearness; proximity two theaters in close vicinity
  2. the region or area surrounding a particular place; neighborhood

Etymology: L vicinitas < vicinus, near < vicus, group of houses, village: see eco-

vicinity Idioms

in the vicinity of

  1. near; close to (a place)
  2. about; approximately (the amount, etc. specified)

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