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vicinity
What does vicinity mean?
vicinity (noun): neighborhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce vicinity?
/vəˈsɪnəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vicinity come from?
From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of vicinity?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “vicinity” mean?
neighborhood; nearby region; surrounding area
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a specialized division of a large organization
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the result of launching a projectile or bullet
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mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning
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Which word is closest in meaning to “vicinity”?
security
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locality
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industry
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research
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