English > environs: 2 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | The area in which something exists or lives. |
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| Synonyms | environment, surroundings, surround |
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| Narrower | ambiance, ambience | The atmosphere of an environment |
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| element | The most favorable environment for a plant or animal |
| habitat, home ground | The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs |
| medium | The surrounding environment |
| melting pot | An environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated |
| parts | The local environment |
| setting, scene | The context and environment in which something is set |
| Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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| Spanish | ambiente, entorno, inmediaciones |
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| Catalan | entorn, voltant, volt, volts |
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