environs C2+ Topic:Places & Geography US /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/ UK /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the surrounding area or district of a place They explored the cathedral and its medieval environs all afternoon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the surrounding area or... surroundingsoutskirtsvicinityprecinctsneighborhoodpurlieussuburbs ↔ Opposites centercore Word family Related forms environenvironment Etymology AI details From French environs ('surroundings'), plural of environ ('around'), from en ('in') + viron ('circuit'), from virer ('to turn'). environ Old French virer Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # environs **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/ ## Meanings 1. the surrounding area or district of a place ## Examples - They explored the cathedral and its medieval environs all afternoon. ## Synonyms - surroundings - outskirts - vicinity - precincts - neighborhood - purlieus - suburbs ## Antonyms - center - core ## Related Forms - environ - environment ## Roots and Affixes - Root: environ - Root: virer ## Etymology From French environs ('surroundings'), plural of environ ('around'), from en ('in') + viron ('circuit'), from virer ('to turn'). ## AI Etymology Environs is from French environs ('surroundings'), plural of environ ('around'), from en ('in') + viron ('circuit'), from virer ('to turn'). Important recorded forms include environ (Old French) and virer (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the surrounding area or district of a place. The wider family includes related words such as environ and environment. ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown