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单词 vicinity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vi•cin•i•ty /vɪˈsɪnɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the area or region near or about a place;
    neighborhood.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in the vicinity of, almost;
    approximately:It cost in the vicinity of a thousand dollars.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vi•cin•i•ty  (vi sini tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -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.
  • Latin vīcīnitās, equivalent. to vīcīn(us) near (vīc(us) wick3, neighborhood + -īnus -ine1) + -itās -ity
  • 1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vicinity /vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. a surrounding, adjacent, or nearby area; neighbourhood
  2. the fact or condition of being close in space or relationship
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus neighbouring, from vīcus village
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