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# vicinity

noun (the vicinity; vicinities — rare)

«vicinity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) The vicinity is the area near or around a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#m1)
2. «In the vicinity of» a number means about or roughly that number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal word in news, police reports and exam language: «in the vicinity of the school». In everyday talk people say «near» or «around». In maths language «in the vicinity of 500» means about 500.

### Examples

- There are three parks in the vicinity of our house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#x1)
- Police asked people in the vicinity to stay indoors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#x2)
- No shops are in the immediate vicinity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#x3)
- The cost was in the vicinity of 200 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#x4)
- Was anyone seen in the vicinity of the fire? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#x5)
- Wild deer live in the vicinity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/#x6)

### Note

Formal; usually «in the vicinity (of)». Spelling: v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y. Meaning «about» with numbers is an estimate, not an exact amount.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vicinity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vicinity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vicinity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vicinity.html) on Mova free.