English > vicinity: 1 sense > noun 1, locationMeaning | A surrounding or nearby region. |
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Example | "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville" |
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Synonyms | locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods |
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Instances | Charlestown | A former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston |
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Left Bank, Latin Quarter | The region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine |
Montmartre | The highest point in Paris |
Right Bank | The region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine |
Narrower | 'hood | (slang) a neighborhood |
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gold coast | A rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living |
place | A general vicinity |
proximity | The region close around a person or thing |
scenery | The appearance of a place |
Broader | section | A distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people |
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Spanish | barrio, cercanía, fraccionamiento, inmediaciones, lugar, vecindad, vecindario |
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Catalan | localitat, proximitat, rodalies |
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Adjectives | vicinal | belonging to or limited to a vicinity |
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