Vicinity

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  • noun. The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity.
  • noun. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
  • noun. An approximate degree or amount.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In geometric topics, a place, A, is said to be in the vicinity of a place, B, within a place, C, which contains both A and B, and in a given respect, if, and only if, an object instantaneously filling A can by an ordinary motion move to B without ever leaving C, and without at any instant during its motion occupying any place which differs from A in the given respect.
  • noun. The quality of being near; nearness in place; propinquity; proximity.
  • noun. Neighborhood; surrounding or adjoining space, district, or country.
  • noun. Nearness in intercourse; close relationship.
  • noun. Synonyms Proximity, etc. See neighborhood.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity.
  • noun. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. proximity, or the state of being near
  • noun. neighbourhood, or the nearby region
  • noun. approximate size or amount
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a surrounding or nearby region
  • Word Usage
    "In this vicinity is a statue of himself seated rather woodenly on a horse."
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