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vicinity

English

Etymology

vicine +? -ity, from Latin v?c?nit?s (neighborhood) (compare French vicinité), from v?c?nus (neighbor) (compare French voisin), from v?cus (village).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /v??s?n?ti/

Noun

vicinity (plural vicinities)

  1. proximity; the state of being near.
  2. neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
    • 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera:
      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.
  3. approximate size or amount.

Translations

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purlieus

English

Noun

purlieus

  1. plural of purlieu

purlieus From the web:

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  • purlieus meaning
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