vicinity
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In this vicinity are the slender strands of nerves at the end of the spinal cord, the cauda equina ` horse's tail. '
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- noun The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity: two restaurants in close vicinity.
- noun A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
- noun An approximate degree or amount: houses priced in the vicinity of $200,000.
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- The splendor of the cities of Transalpine Gaul in this vicinity is attested by remains more numerous and in better preservation than Italy affords save in a very few places. — Foch the Man
- Directly in the vicinity is a beautiful grapery, with the richest clusters of grapes literally covering the top, sides and walls of the greenhouse, which stands in the midst of a garden, gay with dahlias and amaranths and every variety of flowers, with delicious fruits thickly studding the well-trained trees. — Letters and Journals 02]
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In this vicinity are the slender strands of nerves at the end of the spinal cord, the cauda equina ` horse's tail. '
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1 - Of one thing and one thing only he was certain: Something in their vicinity was ablaze, and it wasn't the extinguished campfire. — A Triumph of Souls
- That vision covered a dozen streets in both directions, because most of the vicinity was a crumbled wasteland. — The Boat of a Million Years
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- Latin vīcīnitās, from vīcīnus, neighboring, from vīcus, neighborhood; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.
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/ (vĭ-sĭnˈĭ-tē)/
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