Vicinity
noun
The area close or near to a particular place.
There are several cafes in the vicinity of the station.
Often appears as...
- in the vicinity
- vicinity of
noun
The area close or near to a particular place.
There are several cafes in the vicinity of the station.
Often appears as...
- in the vicinity
- vicinity of
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Proximity
Refers specifically to physical distance, not social or emotional closeness between people.
Despite living in the vicinity, we hardly ever meet.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Exact
Describes an approximate area, the precise borders of which aren't clearly defined.
He was seen in the vicinity of the abandoned building.
Pro Tip 3/3Relative Term
The meaning of 'close' or 'near' can vary based on context - a neighborhood or an entire region.
The mountains in the vicinity provide excellent hiking opportunities.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Proximity
Refers specifically to physical distance, not social or emotional closeness between people.
Despite living in the vicinity, we hardly ever meet.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Exact
Describes an approximate area, the precise borders of which aren't clearly defined.
He was seen in the vicinity of the abandoned building.
Pro Tip 3/3Relative Term
The meaning of 'close' or 'near' can vary based on context - a neighborhood or an entire region.
The mountains in the vicinity provide excellent hiking opportunities.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Proximity
Refers specifically to physical distance, not social or emotional closeness between people.
Despite living in the vicinity, we hardly ever meet.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Exact
Describes an approximate area, the precise borders of which aren't clearly defined.
He was seen in the vicinity of the abandoned building.
Pro Tip 3/3Relative Term
The meaning of 'close' or 'near' can vary based on context - a neighborhood or an entire region.
The mountains in the vicinity provide excellent hiking opportunities.
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A global movement to...
But we still see the world as our immediate vicinity. But issues like COVID-19, climate change, migration, fiscal justice or human rights mean that we need to think and unite beyond national borders. A global approach is needed to solve them. Countries need to collaborate, share resources, information and solutions.
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
that all the alarm calls have stopped so there's no longer squirrels shouting at her no longer birds which is going to be vitally important the longer that there's no alarm call in this immediate vicinity the better it is for her to be able to keep it or the longer she'll be able to keep it
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What Happens When an...
flight controllers monitor the approach of a small chunk of space debris in the vicinity of the station that prompted the precautionary sheltering of the six crew members in their respective Soyuz spacecraft space debris you know as an operating astronaut it was just the
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What's below the tip of...
that can extend a nautical mile away from the iceberg. This water is colder than the surrounding sea water, and the temperature variation creates thermal currents in the vicinity of the iceberg. Life thrives on and around an iceberg.
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My Long Walk Across...
We are connecting these women drivers on a national network where they can reach out to each other for support and to share experiences. And not just that. She can actually ping another driver in her vicinity
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A Napa Valley Nature...
might not always see one or any kind of wildlife in general that's like you know you can't produce like watching water boil yeah you don't know when it's gonna happen we'll just look in the vicinity
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on...
otherwise contemporaries with one another people who have children who relativity says that if you go in the vicinity of a black hole time ticks differently for you than it does
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Rare Ghost Orchid Has...
are so rare is there even a moths in the vicinity that could pollinate this there's a reason why it hasn't been documented before that's because it's really really difficult
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The 15-minute city PIPE...
not only in the city center, in every vicinity. Health providers, shops, artisans, markets, sports, cultural life, schools, parks. Are there green areas?
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Black Bear Cub Dies...
what to do here's a cub that she's staying the vicinity of where it is but she has to eat make milk to help the other Cubs survive she's torn
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A global movement to...
But we still see the world as our immediate vicinity. But issues like COVID-19, climate change, migration, fiscal justice or human rights mean that we need to think and unite beyond national borders. A global approach is needed to solve them. Countries need to collaborate, share resources, information and solutions.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
that all the alarm calls have stopped so there's no longer squirrels shouting at her no longer birds which is going to be vitally important the longer that there's no alarm call in this immediate vicinity the better it is for her to be able to keep it or the longer she'll be able to keep it
Video examples
What Happens When an...
flight controllers monitor the approach of a small chunk of space debris in the vicinity of the station that prompted the precautionary sheltering of the six crew members in their respective Soyuz spacecraft space debris you know as an operating astronaut it was just the
Video examples
What's below the tip of...
that can extend a nautical mile away from the iceberg. This water is colder than the surrounding sea water, and the temperature variation creates thermal currents in the vicinity of the iceberg. Life thrives on and around an iceberg.
Video examples
My Long Walk Across...
We are connecting these women drivers on a national network where they can reach out to each other for support and to share experiences. And not just that. She can actually ping another driver in her vicinity
Video examples
A Napa Valley Nature...
might not always see one or any kind of wildlife in general that's like you know you can't produce like watching water boil yeah you don't know when it's gonna happen we'll just look in the vicinity
Video examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson on...
otherwise contemporaries with one another people who have children who relativity says that if you go in the vicinity of a black hole time ticks differently for you than it does
Video examples
Rare Ghost Orchid Has...
are so rare is there even a moths in the vicinity that could pollinate this there's a reason why it hasn't been documented before that's because it's really really difficult
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The 15-minute city PIPE...
not only in the city center, in every vicinity. Health providers, shops, artisans, markets, sports, cultural life, schools, parks. Are there green areas?
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Black Bear Cub Dies...
what to do here's a cub that she's staying the vicinity of where it is but she has to eat make milk to help the other Cubs survive she's torn
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Sol Campbell
English Businessman
I'm a street footballer. I'm hardcore. Growing up in east London, you've got to be a little bit self-confident. As a player, I would go into detail, watch who I was playing against. Who might come into my vicinity. That gives you self-confidence.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
When we build our own colonies, we can do them in near-Earth vicinity, because people are going to want to come back to Earth. Very few people - for a long time, anyway - are going to want to abandon Earth altogether.
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Mike Crapo
American Politician
A major part of being prepared is having a plan. Local calls don't always work in the immediate vicinity of a disaster, so it's important to have an out-of-town contact with whom the entire family can check in.
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Al Franken
American Politician
People lucky enough to live in the vicinity of an industrial hog farm are, with each breath, made keenly aware of the cause of their declining property values.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I like Italian movies. I was frequently there in the '60s, in Rome and the vicinity. It was a great period in life. I was very influenced by their stuff.
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Andrew Whitworth
American Athlete
My mentality is always to seek perfection, and you'll find that if you can get somewhere close to it or in the vicinity of that, that's good.
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Vic Mensa
American Musician
I always try to take performances as an opportunity to implant my spirit into the hearts and minds of anyone in a hundred-yard vicinity.
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Marilyn vos Savant
American Writer
Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
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Richard Leakey
Kenyan Environmentalist
The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.
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Will Wright
American Scientist
It used to be that you knew your neighbors and maybe your coworkers - the people in your physical vicinity.
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Sol Campbell
English Businessman
I'm a street footballer. I'm hardcore. Growing up in east London, you've got to be a little bit self-confident. As a player, I would go into detail, watch who I was playing against. Who might come into my vicinity. That gives you self-confidence.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
When we build our own colonies, we can do them in near-Earth vicinity, because people are going to want to come back to Earth. Very few people - for a long time, anyway - are going to want to abandon Earth altogether.
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Mike Crapo
American Politician
A major part of being prepared is having a plan. Local calls don't always work in the immediate vicinity of a disaster, so it's important to have an out-of-town contact with whom the entire family can check in.
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Al Franken
American Politician
People lucky enough to live in the vicinity of an industrial hog farm are, with each breath, made keenly aware of the cause of their declining property values.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I like Italian movies. I was frequently there in the '60s, in Rome and the vicinity. It was a great period in life. I was very influenced by their stuff.
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Andrew Whitworth
American Athlete
My mentality is always to seek perfection, and you'll find that if you can get somewhere close to it or in the vicinity of that, that's good.
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Vic Mensa
American Musician
I always try to take performances as an opportunity to implant my spirit into the hearts and minds of anyone in a hundred-yard vicinity.
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Marilyn vos Savant
American Writer
Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
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Richard Leakey
Kenyan Environmentalist
The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.
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Will Wright
American Scientist
It used to be that you knew your neighbors and maybe your coworkers - the people in your physical vicinity.
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