vicinity
Proximity; the state of being nearProximity; the state of being near.
» The cops were investigating the vicinity.
Meaning
3 sensesProximity; the state of being near.
There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.
Nähe
бли́зостьblízostʹ, сосе́дствоsosédstvo
бли́зькістьblýzʹkistʹ, сусі́дствоsusídstvo
Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.
Nachbarschaft, Umgebung
окре́стностьokréstnostʹ, окру́гаokrúga
око́лицяokólycja, окру́гаokrúha, о́кілókil
a surrounding or nearby region
Approximate size or amount.
I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg.
Examples
27 sentencesThe cops were investigating the vicinity.
There's a post office in the vicinity.
ruПоблизости есть почта.
You should stay out of his vicinity.
We live in the vicinity of the school.
Which stars are in our immediate cosmic vicinity?
deWelche Sterne liegen in unserer unmittelbaren kosmischen Nachbarschaft?
Translations
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Origin
From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), fromFrom vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).
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Forms
plural: vicinities| Singular | vicinity |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a surrounding or nearby region:localityneighborhoodneighbourhoodneck of the woods