Definitions for vicinityvɪˈsɪn ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•cin•i•tyvɪˈsɪn ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the area or region near or about a place; neighborhood.
the state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity.
Idioms for vicinity:
in the vicinity of,in the neighborhood of; approximately.
Category: Idiom
Origin of vicinity:
1550–60; < L vīcīnitās=vīcīn(us) near (vīc(us)wick2, neighborhood +-īnus -ine1) +-itās -ity
Princeton's WordNet
vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods(noun)
a surrounding or nearby region
"the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vicinity(noun)ɪˈsɪn ɪ ti
the area surrounding a place
an explosion in the vicinity of the train station
Wiktionary
vicinity(Noun)
proximity, or the state of being near
vicinity(Noun)
neighbourhood, or the nearby region
vicinity(Noun)
approximate size or amount
Origin: From vicinitas > vicinus > vicus.
Webster Dictionary
Vicinity(noun)
the quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats
Vicinity(noun)
that which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood
Translations for vicinity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- omgewingAfrikaans
- جِوار، منطِقَه مُجاوِرَهArabic
- околностBulgarian
- vizinhançaPortuguese (BR)
- okolíCzech
- die Nachbarschaft, die UmgebungGerman
- nærhedDanish
- γειτονιά, περιοχήGreek
- vecindad, proximidad, inmediacionesSpanish
- naabrusEstonian
- محله؛ محدودهFarsi
- lähistöFinnish
- voisinageFrench
- בַּסבִיבָהHebrew
- अड़ोस-पड़ोसHindi
- okolicaCroatian
- szomszédságHungarian
- lingkunganIndonesian
- nágrenniIcelandic
- vicinatoItalian
- 近所Japanese
- 근처, 주변Korean
- kaimynystė, artumaLithuanian
- apkārtne; apkaimeLatvian
- kawasan sekitarMalay
- buurtDutch
- nabolag, nærhet, omegnNorwegian
- okolicaPolish
- vizinhançaPortuguese
- vecinătateRomanian
- окрестностьRussian
- okolieSlovak
- bližnja okolicaSlovenian
- blizinaSerbian
- närhet, grannskap, omgivningSwedish
- บริเวณใกล้เคียงThai
- civar,çevreTurkish
- 附近Chinese (Trad.)
- близькість; сусідствоUkrainian
- مضافات، اطرافUrdu
- vùng lân cậnVietnamese
- 邻近Chinese (Simp.)
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