vicinityvi‧cin‧i‧ty /vəˈsɪnəti/ ●○○ noun formal 
Word Origin
The stolen car was found in the vicinity of the station. There used to be a mill in the vicinity.2 in the vicinity of £3 million/$1,500/2 billion years etc close to a particular amount or measurement: All meteorites are of the same age, somewhere in the vicinity of 4.5 billion years old.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINvicinity
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 Latin vicinitas, from vicinus ‘near’, from vicus ‘row of houses, village’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- Many persons in the vicinity were awakened by the blast, and some were thrown from their beds.
- The planned revolt appeared to be a well-organized project involving about one thousand blacks in the vicinity of Richmond.
- The traders in the vicinity eavesdropped.
- This was one of the largest silk mills in the vicinity, although it started life as a corn mill.
Longman Language Activatornot far away► near
Collocations only a short distance from a person, place, or thing: · We camped in a forest near a large lake.· Don't go near the fire.· Have you ever been to Versailles? It's near Paris.· The place where we were going was much nearer than I thought.near enough to do something: · Bob was standing near enough to hear what they were saying.nearer to something/nearest to something: · If we moved to Dallas we'd be nearer to my parents.· Only the people who were nearest to the speaker could actually hear what he said.near here: · The accident happened somewhere near here.
► close very near to something or someone, or almost touching them: · As we approached Abbeville, the gunfire sounded very close.close to: · Don't drive so close to the edge of the road.close behind/beside: · Suddenly we heard footsteps close behind us.close together: · The houses were built very close together, and the gardens were rather small.· Nancy came over and sat close beside me on the bed.close by (=near where you are): · Is there a gas station close by?
► a short distance used to say that something is quite near something or someone: a short distance away: · I'd parked my car a short distance away, just around the corner.a short distance from: · Harvard University is only a short distance from the center of Boston.a short distance to the south/north etc: · The source of the river is a short distance to the south of here.
► not far not a very long distance away - use this about somewhere that is near enough to be easy to get to: · "How far's the station?" "Oh, not far - about ten minutes by car."not far from: · Asti is not far from the French border.not far away: · Our hotel was in the centre of town but the beach wasn't far away.
► nearby near the place where you are or the place you are talking about: · Dave, who was sitting nearby, laughed when he heard this.· The house is really nice, and a lot of my friends live nearby.· It was very convenient having the garage nearby.
► neighbouring British /neighboring American a neighbouring country, town, area etc is near the place where you are or the place you are talking about: · The fair attracted thousands of people from neighbouring areas.· Soldiers and firemen from 13 neighboring towns wrestled with the blaze for hours.
► in the vicinity formal in the area around and near a particular place: · A white van was seen in the vicinity at about the time when the murder took place.in the vicinity of: · In the past ten years there have been more cases of cancer in the vicinity of nuclear installations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► immediate
Phrases· When lines cross, focus upon the near line throws the far line out of focus in the immediate vicinity of the cross.· As they fire adenosine is produced and ends up floating around in the immediate vicinity of the neuron.· Unfamiliar environment Familiarity with an environment makes it less hazardous; for example people adjust spatially to avoid objects in their immediate vicinity.· It allowed us to discuss her even when we were within her immediate vicinity.· In the immediate vicinity, sensitive monitors relay readings back to the central control room.· Both mechanisms, however, cause indiscriminate damage in the immediate vicinity fo the neutrophil.· The stop serves a wider catchment than the immediate vicinity of West Richmond Street.· He is still in the immediate vicinity.
VERB► live· Certainly not the thousands of young children who live in the vicinity.· I would not care to live in the vicinity of such a device.· There are streetlights only if you live in the vicinity of Mr Taylor's palatial bunker.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in the vicinity (of something)► in the vicinity of £3 million/$1,500/2 billion years etc
1 in the vicinity (of something) in the area around a particular place: - Smith says she was attacked in the vicinity of the bus station.
- The meteorites are somewhere in the vicinity of 4.5 billion years old.
- A great deal of traffic was involved in moving ammunition and bombs for the many airfields in the vicinity.
- In the worst recorded incident over 200 Sinhalese were killed in the vicinity of Hambantota on Dec. 20.
- Lott said the number would be in the vicinity of $ 3 million.
- Prehistoric graves have recently been discovered in the vicinity.
- The planned revolt appeared to be a well-organized project involving about one thousand blacks in the vicinity of Richmond.
- The total is expected to be in the vicinity of 30, like the last couple of years.
- They usually come with self-adhesive pads, so it can be mounted anywhere in the vicinity of the tank.
- This will kill of the cancer cells but it will also kill off anything else in the vicinity.
The stolen car was found in the vicinity of the station. There used to be a mill in the vicinity.2 in the vicinity of £3 million/$1,500/2 billion years etc close to a particular amount or measurement: All meteorites are of the same age, somewhere in the vicinity of 4.5 billion years old.