vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
(noun) a surrounding or nearby region; “the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”; “it is a rugged locality”; “he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood”; “I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vicinity (plural vicinities)
proximity; the state of being near.
neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
approximate size or amount.
Source: Wiktionary
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
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
