Vicinity
The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats.
That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
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Vicinity Quotations
Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
Marilyn vos Savant
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Washington Irving
After saying yes to Turkey, the EU is having difficulty finding clear and consistent grounds for saying no to other, still more remote candidates - but being in the general vicinity of Europe does seem to be a continuing requirement.
Timothy Garton Ash
The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.
Richard Leakey
It used to be that you knew your neighbors and maybe your coworkers - the people in your physical vicinity.
Will Wright
The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise to the conjecture that it originally constituted a portion of the ancient baths.
Marguerite Gardiner
Vicinity Translations
vicinity in Dutch is nabijheid
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