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vicinity
noun
A surrounding or nearby region
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vəˈsɪnəti
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noun
A surrounding or nearby region
“The plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”
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The plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
It is a rugged locality
He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
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