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Added 9 October 2026

vicinity

/vɪˈsɪnɪti/ noun

Latin root: vīcīnitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vicinity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A surrounding or nearby region.
the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville

Origin

From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).

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