environs

  • 21environs — UK [ɪnˈvaɪrənz] / US / US [ɪnˈvaɪərnz] noun [plural] formal the area that surrounds a place Edinburgh and its environs …

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  • 22environs — /ɛnˈvaɪrənz / (say en vuyruhnz), /ən / (say uhn ) plural noun immediate neighbourhood; surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs: *I resented more tensely than ever that so much of my life had been cramped into the ugly… …

  • 23environs — n.pl. a surrounding district, esp. round an urban area. * * * environs see environ n …

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  • 24environs — noun plural Date: 1665 1. the districts around a city 2. a. environing things ; surroundings b. an adjoining region or space ; vicinity …

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  • 25environs — /en vuy reuhnz, vuy euhrnz, en veuhr euhnz, vuy euhrnz/, n.pl. 1. the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs. 2. surrounding objects; surroundings; environment. 3. an area or space close by; vicinity. [1655 65; < F&#8230; …

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  • 26environs — noun The surroundings; the environment …

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  • 27environs — Synonyms and related words: airspace, alentours, ambience, ambit, approach, approximation, area, belt, borderlands, boundary, bounds, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances, closeness, compass, confines, context,&#8230; …

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  • 28environs — en|vi|rons Mot Agut Nom masculí plural …

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  • 29environs — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. suburbs, vicinity, locality; see environment , neighborhood . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. surroundings, environment, vicinity, neighborhood, territory, outskirts, suburbs. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A&#8230; …

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  • 30environs — en·vi·rons || ɪn vaɪərÉ™nz n. suburbs, outlying areas of a town or city; surroundings, environment en·vi·ron || ɪn vaɪərÉ™n v. form a circle; encircle, surround …

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