vicinity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a surrounding or nearby region

   The plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville.

2. 2
   noun

   Proximity; the state of being near.

   There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.

3. 3
   noun

   Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.

   There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.

4. 4
   noun

   Approximate size or amount.

   I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg.

Etymology

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