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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

Meaning of "vicinity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VICINITY

From Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus neighbouring, from vīcus village.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VICINITY

vicinity  [vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICINITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vicinity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VICINITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surroundings

Surroundings are the area around a given physical or geographical point or place. The exact definition depends on the field. Surroundings can also be used in geography and mathematics, as well as philosophy, with the literal or metaphorically extended definition. In thermodynamics, the term is used in a more restricted sense, meaning everything outside the thermodynamic system. Often, the simplifying assumptions are that energy and matter may move freely within the surroundings, and that the surroundings have a uniform composition.

Definition of vicinity in the English dictionary

The definition of vicinity in the dictionary is a surrounding, adjacent, or nearby area; neighbourhood. Other definition of vicinity is the fact or condition of being close in space or relationship.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICINITY


affinity
əˈfɪnɪtɪ
alkalinity
ˌælkəˈlɪnɪtɪ
asininity
ˌæsɪˈnɪnɪtɪ
concinnity
kənˈsɪnɪtɪ
consanguinity
ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ
convicinity
ˌkɒnvɪˈsɪnɪtɪ
crystallinity
ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ
divinity
dɪˈvɪnɪtɪ
felinity
fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ
femininity
ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ
feminity
fɛˈmɪnɪtɪ
inconcinnity
ˌɪnkənˈsɪnɪtɪ
infinity
ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪ
Latinity
ləˈtɪnɪtɪ
masculinity
ˌmæskjʊˈlɪnɪtɪ
peregrinity
ˌpɛrɪˈɡrɪnɪtɪ
salinity
səˈlɪnɪtɪ
sanguinity
sæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ
trinity
ˈtrɪnɪtɪ
virginity
vəˈdʒɪnɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICINITY

viceroy
viceroyalties
viceroyalty
viceroyship
Vichy
vichy water
vichyssois
vichyssoise
vicinage
vicinal
vicinities
vicious
vicious circle
vicious cycle
viciously
viciousness
vicissitude
vicissitudes
vicissitudinary
vicissitudinous

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICINITY

aminity
aquilinity
Blessed Trinity
bovinity
caninity
chlorinity
clandestinity
community
electron affinity
equinity
Holy Trinity
humanity
hypersalinity
inquilinity
opportunity
saccharinity
saturninity
the divinity
unity
vanity

Synonyms and antonyms of vicinity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VICINITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vicinity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vicinity

Translation of «vicinity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICINITY

Find out the translation of vicinity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vicinity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vicinity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

附近
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vecindad
570 millions of speakers

English

vicinity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आसपास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِوَار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

близость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vizinhança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সান্নিধ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voisinage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kawasan sekitar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Umgebung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

近所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

근처
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sacedhake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vùng lân cận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அருகிலுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेजार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakinlarda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicinato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sąsiedztwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

околиці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vecinătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγγύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omgewing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

närhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nærhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vicinity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICINITY»

The term «vicinity» is very widely used and occupies the 15.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of vicinity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «vicinity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICINITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vicinity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vicinity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vicinity

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7 QUOTES WITH «VICINITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vicinity.
1
Timothy Garton Ash
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.
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Mike Crapo
A major part of being prepared is having a plan. Local calls don't always work in the immediate vicinity of a disaster, so it's important to have an out-of-town contact with whom the entire family can check in.
3
Marguerite Gardiner
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.
4
Washington Irving
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
5
Antonio Carlos Jobim
What really swings is the music of the United States, Cuba, the Caribbean and vicinity, and, of course, Brazil. The rest is all waltzes.
6
Richard Leakey
The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.
7
Will Wright
It used to be that you knew your neighbors and maybe your coworkers - the people in your physical vicinity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICINITY»

Discover the use of vicinity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vicinity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Picture of Washington and Its Vicinity for 1845: ... to ...
115 From the National or Indian Queen Hotels, the City Hall, or any place in the vicinity of those places, to the Steamboat Wharf, twelve and a half cents ; From the Steamboat \Vharf to either of" the said places, or places in their vicinity, twelve  ...
William Quereau Force, 1845
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The Horticulture of Boston and Vicinity
""This 1881 work by Marshall Wilder, president of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, provides an interesting history of horticulture in the city of Boston and its surrounding area.""
Marshall Wilder, 2009
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Adventure Guide: Mazatalan and Vicinity
Photos and maps throughout.
Vivien Lougheed, 2007
4
The topography of Rome and its vicinity
Sir William Gell. \ Dncnvro. A large white house in an elevated situation overlooking the valley and stream, now generally known by the same name, and, _as might be expected, ten miles from Rome. It stands upon the Via Laurentina, and is ...
Sir William Gell, 1834
5
In the Vicinity of the Righteous: Ziyāra and the Veneration ...
A highly original and accessible study of Muslim saint veneration in medieval Egypt (1200-1500 AD).
Christopher Schurman Taylor, 1999
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Leningrad and vicinity
Trame urbaine ; Routes ; Réseau ferroviaire ; Toponymie.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency, 1978
7
A Treatise on fractures in the vicinity of joints
Robert William Smith. FEMUR, symptoms of fracture of the neck of the, 2. cervical ligament of the, 7. alterations in the head and neck of the, consequent upon old age, 67. . consequent upon chronic rheumatic arthritis, 122-3. Fever, different ...
Robert William Smith, 1854
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Bedrock Geology of the Salem Quadrangle and Vicinity, ...
Prepared in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
Priestley Toulmin, 1964
9
Southwold and Its Vicinity, Ancient and Modern
Some brief account of such natural productions as are common to Southwold and its vicinity, is the next matter which, consistently with our self-prescribed arrangement in the first chapter of this work, demands our attention. Most willingly  ...
Robert Wake, 1839
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Nothing Friendly in the Vicinity ...: My Patrols on the ...
As chronicled in Silent Victory, Clay Blair's monumental history of United States submarine operations in World War II, the submarine war against Japan was a relatively little known war-within-a-war.
Claude C. Conner, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICINITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vicinity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vicinity Centres uses big data to track mall shoppers
Vicinity Centres chief executive Steven Sewell says the company plans to dramatically ramp up its use of data analytics and cutting- edge technology, including ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Followup health appointments available for residents in vicinity of …
Residents, who reside in the immediate vicinity of the Rubis fuel station leak and were not able to benefit from the initial health assessments and are interested ... «thebahamasweekly.com, Jul 15»
3
Capital City Motors sells site to local developers Vicinity
Vicinity director Mike Cole outside his Tattoo apartment block. Vicinity has just bought the site where Capital City Motors sits. Supermarkets are among a string of ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
4
Yamuna river vicinity will be a picnic spot in 5 years: Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: Drawing up an ambitious plan for cleaning up Yamuna, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the AAP government will clean the river and ... «Zee News, Jun 15»
5
Federation-Novion rebrands as Vicinity
Federation Centres, which recently merged with fellow property giant Novion, said today it was re-branding the post-takeover corporation as Vicinity Centres. «Business Spectator, Jun 15»
6
Police: Shots reportedly fired in vicinity of Longwood University
Farmville, VA - Farmville police are investigating a report of shots fired on Tuesday evening in the 600 block of South Main Street. According to police, several ... «WSET, May 15»
7
Strong quake shakes Tokyo vicinity; no damage reported
A strong quake Monday shook buildings in Tokyo, setting off alarms and temporarily bringing the subway system to a halt. There was no risk of a tsunami from ... «The Japan Times, May 15»
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Big Creek bike-pedestrian greenway eyed for vicinity of abandoned …
Preparation for constructing the never-built "Parma Freeway" included shunting part of Big Creek into the concrete corridor shown here. Local planners say ... «cleveland.com, May 15»
9
Protesters Take To Oakland Streets Over Death Of Baltimore Man …
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Roughly 100 protesters gathered in the vicinity of Broadway and 14th Street in Oakland Monday evening in solidarity with demonstrators ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
10
Tornadoes touch down in Dallas vicinity
Last Updated Apr 27, 2015 4:56 AM EDT. DALLAS -- A severe storm system moved across northern Texas late Sunday and early Monday, bringing with it hail, ... «CBS News, Apr 15»

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