01 n. The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was increased by the vicin…
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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.
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That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
Syn.
Neighborhood; vicinage. See Neighborhood.