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Vicinity

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localitynounAn area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
neighborhoodnounThe residential area near one's home.
neighbourhoodnounBritish standard spelling of neighborhood.

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localitynounAn area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
neighborhoodnounThe residential area near one's home.
neighbourhoodnounBritish standard spelling of neighborhood.
proximitynounCloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.
closenessnounThe state of being close (all senses)
adjacencynounThe quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.
nearbynoun(finance) A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.
nearnounThe left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
adjacentnounLying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
almostnoun(informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
nearlyIn close approximation; almost, virtually.
approximatelyImprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approachnoun(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
exteriornounThe outside part, parts or surface of something.
imminencenounThe state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
peripherynounThe outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
neighbournounA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
neighboring(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
neighbourlinessnounBritish standard spelling of neighborliness.
neighbouringverb(British spelling) Alternative spelling of neighboring. [(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.]

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