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Vicinity

//vəˈsɪnəti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Proximity; the state of being near.

    "There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear."

  2. 2
    a surrounding or nearby region wordnet
  3. 3
    Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.

    "There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas."

  4. 4
    Approximate size or amount.

    "I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg."

Etymology

From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).

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