Vicinity Definition
vĭ-sĭnĭ-tē
vicinities
noun
vicinities
The state of being near or close by; nearness; proximity.
Two theaters in close vicinity.
Webster's New World
The region or area surrounding a particular place; neighborhood.
Webster's New World
An approximate degree or amount.
Houses priced in the vicinity of $200,000.
American Heritage
Vicinity is the area and the things that are nearby.
An example of vicinity is the four-block range surrounding a home, and all the stores and things within that four-block range.
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idiom
in the vicinity of
- near; close to (a place)
- about; approximately (the amount, etc. specified)
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Vicinity
Noun
Singular:
vicinity
Plural:
vicinitiesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Vicinity
- in the vicinity of
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