Definitions
a surrounding or nearby region
Word origin
From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).
Used in a sentence
“There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.”
“There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.”
“O suitably-attired-in-leather-boots Head of a traveller, wherefore seeking whom Whence by what way how purposed art thou come To this well-nightingaled vicinity?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Nearby surroundings”8 letters
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