| NOUN | location | vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods | a surrounding or nearby region |
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| Sounds | vahsih'nahtiy; vihsih'nihtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A surrounding or nearby region. | |
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| Example | "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville" | |
| Synonyms | locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods | |
| Instances | Charlestown | A former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston |
| Left Bank, Latin Quarter | The region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine | |
| Montmartre | The highest point in Paris | |
| Right Bank | The region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine | |
| Narrower | 'hood | (slang) a neighborhood |
| gold coast | A rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living | |
| place | A general vicinity | |
| proximity | The region close around a person or thing | |
| scenery | The appearance of a place | |
| Broader | section | A distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people |
| Catalan | localitat | |
| Spanish | cercanía | |
| Adjectives | vicinal | belonging to or limited to a vicinity |