vicinity
noun
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Howdy, neighbor! Today we cozy up to vicinity, a word with neighborly origins that was welcomed into English as a French import in the 16th century from Middle French vicinité. It comes ultimately from Latin vicus, meaning "row of houses" or "village," by way of Latin vicinus, meaning "neighboring." Other descendants of vicinus in English include vicinal (a synonym of local) and vicinage, a synonym of vicinity in the sense of "a neighboring or surrounding district." Both of these are formal and rare, but vicinage is notable for giving title to the Vicinage Clause, a segment of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution that entitles an accused person to "an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law."
Examples of vicinity in a Sentence
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Observers say the demolition has been in the works for some time and that staff from other shows have been discouraged from parking in the vicinity.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
In both films, Statham’s a normal dude with a badass past, some atrocity happens in his general vicinity, and oh no time to break out the Uzis.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The development group, which has also purchased commercial property in the vicinity, is now close to concluding deals for a Home Depot, a BJ’s Wholesale Club and a major supermarket, Swerdlow said.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Vicinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vicinity. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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