VICINITIES
Noun
vicinities
plural of vicinity
Source: Wiktionary
VICINITY
Vi*cin"i*ty, n. Etym: [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. vicinité. Cf. Diocese, Economy,
Parish, Vicinage, Wick a village.]
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 Edition