vicinity

[ vi-sin-i-tee ]

noun

, plural vi·cin·i·ties.

1. the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood:

   There are no stores in the vicinity of our house.

2. state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity:

   He was troubled by the vicinity of the nuclear testing area.

vicinity

/ vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. a surrounding, adjacent, or nearby area; neighbourhood
2. the fact or condition of being close in space or relationship

Word History and Origins

Origin of vicinity¹

1550–60; < Latin vīcīnitās, equivalent to vīcīn ( us ) near ( vīc ( us ) wick ³, neighborhood + -īnus -ine ¹ ) + -itās -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of vicinity¹

C16: from Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus neighbouring, from vīcus village

Example Sentences

A touch screen in our cabin displays all the staffed and autonomous vehicles and other equipment in the vicinity, along with "permission lines" that show the immediate routes the self-driving trucks are intending to take.

From BBC

“We had to stay overnight at Kamal Adwan. There was intense bombardment in the vicinity of the hospital. What these patients go through every night,” he said.

From BBC

Seven offshore drilling rigs stand in the vicinity, with three permanently shuttered, and four temporarily out of operation.

From Los Angeles Times

The timing of the strikes - at about 20:00 local time, 18:00 BST - meant that many residents of the neighbourhoods were at home or on the street in the vicinity.

From BBC

It said it took complaints "very seriously", but pointed out "other potential sources of odour in the vicinity, such as the nearby quarry".

From BBC

Related Words

• environs
• neighborhood
• proximity