Vicinity Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
vicinity
noun
vicinity
/vəˈsɪnəti/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of VICINITY
[singular]
:
the area around or near a particular place
- She lives in Los Angeles, or somewhere in that/the vicinity. [=somewhere near there]
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in the vicinity of
1
:
in the area that is close to (a place)
- He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
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2
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close to or around (an amount)
- His yearly salary is in the vicinity of [=_in the neighborhood of_] one million dollars.
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