vicinity

CEFRB2

/vɪˈsɪnɪti/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The area near a particular place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Approximate size or amount.

Examples

  • There are no hospitals in the vicinity of his house.

  • We live in the vicinity of the school.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.

  2. Proximity; the state of being near.

More examples

In context

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

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

  • Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler, reporting from Bangkok, said hundreds of Yingluck's supporters gathered outside the Bangkok Supreme Court to await the verdict but were not allowed in the vicinity.

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Origin

noun

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