vicinity

  • 21vicinity — vi•cin•i•ty [[t]vɪˈsɪn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the area or region near or about a place; neighborhood 2) the state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity • in the vicinity of Etymology: 1550–60; < L vīcīnitās=vīcīn(us) near (vīc(us)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22vicinity — [16] Latin vīcus meant ‘group of houses, village’ (it is related to the wich or wick of English place names, which originally meant ‘hamlet, town’). From it was derived vīcīnus ‘neighbouring’, which in turn produced vīcīnitās ‘neighbourhood’,… …

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  • 23vicinity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a surrounding district. 2 (foll. by to) nearness or closeness of place or relationship. Phrases and idioms: in the vicinity (often foll. by of) near (to). Etymology: L vicinitas (as VICINAL) …

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  • 24Vicinity of Obscenity — «Vicinity of Obcenity» Сингл System of a Down из альбома Hypnotize Выпущен ноябрь 2006 года Формат CD Записан 2006 Жанр …

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  • 25Vicinity of obscenity — is the name of a nonsense song by the alternative metal band System of a Down. It was released in early 2006 and is featured on the album Hypnotize. The song is referred to falsely as Teracotta Pie although referenced in the song s lyrics …

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  • 26vicinity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle French vicinité, from Latin vicinitat , vicinitas, from vicinus neighboring, from vicus row of houses, village; akin to Gothic weihs village, Old Church Slavic vĭsĭ, Greek oikos, oikia house Date: 1560 1. the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27vicinity — noun /vəˈsɪnəti/ a) proximity, or the state of being near b) neighbourhood, or the nearby region …

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  • 28vicinity — Synonyms and related words: airspace, alentours, ambience, ambit, approach, approximation, area, belt, borderlands, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances, closeness, compass, confines, context, continental shelf,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29vicinity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. neighborhood, locality, vicinage; nearness, proximity, environs, environment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. proximity, nearness, neighborhood; see environment , region 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 30vicinity — vi·cin·i·ty || vɪ sɪnÉ™tɪ n. proximity, nearby area, environs, neighborhood …

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