Thesaurus: vicinity

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1. n. 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.
2. n. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
3. n. a surrounding or nearby region
4. 1. 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. A vicinity of disposition and relative tempers. Jer. Taylor. 2. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood. "The vicinity of the sun." Bentley. Syn. -- Neighborhood; vicinage. See Neighborhood.
5. n:100 n. a surrounding or nearby region