Environs
[ɪn'vaɪrənz;en-;'envɪrənz] or [ɪn'vaɪrənz]
Definition
(n. pl.) The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. Neighborhood, vicinity, vicinage.
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Examples
- I passed the summer of 1816 in the environs of Geneva. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But my toils now drew near a close and, two months from this time, I reached the environs of Geneva. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The mystery which environs him fascinates me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You would find the climate healthy, you would find the environs attractive. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typist: Rodger