vicinity

Etymology

vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).

noun

  1. proximity; the state of being near.
    There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.
  2. neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
    There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.
    O suitably-attired-in-leather-boots Head of a traveller, wherefore seeking whom Whence by what way how purposed art thou come To this well-nightingaled vicinity? 1883, A. E. Housman, Fragment of a Greek Tragedy
    Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler, reporting from Bangkok, said hundreds of Yingluck's supporters gathered outside the Bangkok Supreme Court to await the verdict but were not allowed in the vicinity. 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera
  3. approximate size or amount.
    I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg.

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