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[ en-vahy-ruhnz, -vahy-ernz, en-ver-uhnz, -vahy-ernz ] / ɛnˈvaɪ rənz, -ˈvaɪ ərnz, ˈɛn vər ənz, -vaɪ ərnz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR environs ON THESAURUS.COM
plural nounthe surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs. surrounding objects; surroundings; environment. an area or space close by; vicinity. Origin of environs1655–65; <French (plural); replacing Middle English environ<Old French, noun use of environ around; see environ Words nearby environsenvironmental medicine, Environmental Protection Agency, environmental psychology, environmental resistance, environmental science, environs, envisage, envision, envoy, envy, enweave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for environsThe American one, filmed in Los Angeles and its environs, is much more swish and Bravo-y. Watching Us, Watching Them: On ‘The People’s Couch’|Tim Teeman|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The city and its environs are where lasagna, tortellini, and Bolognese sauce—not to mention bologna—originated. Italy Plans a Disneyland for Foodies|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST A source told The Sun newspaper: 'Officially the crime scene is the chateau and its environs. Were Kate Pics An 'Inside Job'?|Tom Sykes|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST Critics thought the installation was an indictment of the lack of freedom in such Soviet environs. Is This Anti-Soviet Art?|Jimmy So|October 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Aftershocks continue to rattle Sendai and its environs, including a 6.9-magnitude temblor on Sunday. Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Fears|Lennox Samuels|March 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST The environs of Hong Kong are extremely interesting, and the roads are kept in most admirable condition. Due West|Maturin Murray Ballou The week spent at Altara, the subsequent five days at Vaza, the drives in the environs had tired him out. He was accompanied by two gentlemen from London that had come with him to see Paris and its environs. The Youthful Wanderer|George H. Heffner While French infantry cleared the environs of Germans, their artillery bombarded the fort from the west bank. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)|Various The environs of the town are covered with villages, inhabited chiefly by Turcomans. Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.
British Dictionary definitions for environs
pl na surrounding area or region, esp the suburbs or outskirts of a town or city; vicinity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to environssurroundings, vicinity, suburb, confine, district, locality, bound, compass, turf, boundary, territory, precinct, outskirts, limits, purlieus, fringes |