vicinity

/vɪˈsɪn·ɪ·t̬i/ n [U]

Definition

› the area immediately surrounding something: There are many stores in the vicinity where she can shop. An area of low pressure off the southeast coast will keep some rain showers in the vicinity of the coastline.

(Definition of vicinity n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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