Vicinity Meaning
/vɪˈsɪnɪti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounProximity; the state of being near.
nounNeighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
Sentence Examples
There are no hospitals in the vicinity of his house.
We live in the vicinity of the school.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital is located in the ____ of the city center, making it accessible.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are several good restaurants in the ____ of the hotel, so you don't have to travel far for dinner today.
Word Origin & History
From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"O suitably-attired-in-leather-boots
Head of a traveller, wherefore seeking whom
Whence by what way how purposed art thou come
To this well-nightingaled vicinity?"
— 1883, A. E. Housman, Fragment of a Greek Tragedy:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital is located in the ____ of the city center, making it accessible.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are several good restaurants in the ____ of the hotel, so you don't have to travel far for dinner today.