Vicinity
Pronunciation : Vi*cin"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. vicinitas, from vicinus neighboring, near, from vicus a row of houses, a village; akin to Gr. v a house, vi to enter, Goth. weihs town: cf. OF. vicinit?. Cf. Diocese, Economy, Parish, Vicinage, Wick a village.]
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats. A vicinity of disposition and relative tempers. Jer. Taylor.
2. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood. "The vicinity of the sun." Bentley.
Syn. -- Neighborhood; vicinage. See Neighborhood.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913