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Definition of vicinity in English: vicinitynounPlural vicinities vɪˈsɪnɪtivəˈsɪnədi 1The area near or surrounding a particular place. 邻近地区；周围地区；附近 the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small 住在邻近地区的人数不多。 Example sentencesExamples - There was no one on the street in that vicinity and they met only three cars on the way back to the motel.
- Attacks have taken place in the camp's vicinity on six other occasions since April.
- We have never had an objection to a planning application from local residents in this vicinity.
- The area has been cordoned off and people living in the vicinity of the house have been evacuated to safety.
- He declined to leave his roots on St. Helena Island, and remained in that vicinity throughout his life.
- After 1660, vines were planted in Kursk, Tambov, and in the vicinities of Tula and Moscow.
- There was concern for a swan and her five cygnets in the vicinity of the contaminated area.
- This is very evident in the red colouration of the rock in this vicinity.
- It was a point worth bearing in mind, and so was the way in which the local communities kept the high road cleared of snow in their vicinities.
- Everyone will be welcome but a special welcome to all those who are new to the town and vicinity.
- Any suggestions on what to do for four hours in that vicinity will be appreciated.
- In fact, not only was Kim not at the door for me, she wasn't even in my relative vicinity.
- Black kites were sampled in and around the Doñana National Park, in the vicinity of the contaminated area.
- With the above example in mind, let us take a cursory view of Egg Mountain and vicinity.
- The hill in the vicinity of the graveyard has been the subject of much complaint.
- Smokers can ‘keep to themselves’ and non smokers have no reason to be in the vicinity of a smoke zone.
- The few hospitals still standing in the vicinities were destroyed, from the inside.
- When he started a family and bought a place to live, it was in that same general vicinity.
- Much of the wealth he accumulated was invested in real estate in numerous rural areas in the vicinity of Lynn.
- Were they flying surveillance at the time that this vessel may have been in that vicinity?
Synonyms surrounding district, surrounding area, neighbourhood, locality, locale, local area, area, district, region, quarter, sector, territory, domain, place, zone environs, surroundings, surrounds, precincts, purlieus informal this neck of the woods technical locus rare vicinage - 1.1archaic mass noun Proximity in space or relationship.
〈古〉接近，亲近 the abundance and vicinity of country seats 庄园数量多且距离近。 Synonyms nearness, closeness, proximity, propinquity, adjacency, juxtaposition accessibility, handiness rare contiguity, contiguousness, vicinage
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'proximity'): from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus 'neighbour'. Rhymesaffinity, asininity, clandestinity, divinity, femininity, infinity, masculinity, salinity, trinity, virginity Definition of vicinity in US English: vicinitynounvəˈsɪnədivəˈsinədē 1The area near or surrounding a particular place. 邻近地区；周围地区；附近 the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small 住在邻近地区的人数不多。 Example sentencesExamples - Everyone will be welcome but a special welcome to all those who are new to the town and vicinity.
- There was no one on the street in that vicinity and they met only three cars on the way back to the motel.
- In fact, not only was Kim not at the door for me, she wasn't even in my relative vicinity.
- With the above example in mind, let us take a cursory view of Egg Mountain and vicinity.
- This is very evident in the red colouration of the rock in this vicinity.
- Attacks have taken place in the camp's vicinity on six other occasions since April.
- The few hospitals still standing in the vicinities were destroyed, from the inside.
- He declined to leave his roots on St. Helena Island, and remained in that vicinity throughout his life.
- When he started a family and bought a place to live, it was in that same general vicinity.
- Any suggestions on what to do for four hours in that vicinity will be appreciated.
- The area has been cordoned off and people living in the vicinity of the house have been evacuated to safety.
- The hill in the vicinity of the graveyard has been the subject of much complaint.
- After 1660, vines were planted in Kursk, Tambov, and in the vicinities of Tula and Moscow.
- Black kites were sampled in and around the Doñana National Park, in the vicinity of the contaminated area.
- It was a point worth bearing in mind, and so was the way in which the local communities kept the high road cleared of snow in their vicinities.
- There was concern for a swan and her five cygnets in the vicinity of the contaminated area.
- We have never had an objection to a planning application from local residents in this vicinity.
- Were they flying surveillance at the time that this vessel may have been in that vicinity?
- Smokers can ‘keep to themselves’ and non smokers have no reason to be in the vicinity of a smoke zone.
- Much of the wealth he accumulated was invested in real estate in numerous rural areas in the vicinity of Lynn.
Synonyms surrounding district, surrounding area, neighbourhood, locality, locale, local area, area, district, region, quarter, sector, territory, domain, place, zone - 1.1archaic Proximity in space or relationship.
〈古〉接近，亲近 the abundance and vicinity of country seats 庄园数量多且距离近。 Synonyms nearness, closeness, proximity, propinquity, adjacency, juxtaposition
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense ‘proximity’): from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus ‘neighbor’. |