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vicinage

[ vis-uh-nij ]
/ ˈvɪs ə nɪdʒ /
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noun
the region near or about a place; vicinity.
a particular neighborhood or district, or the people belonging to it.
proximity.
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Origin of vicinage

1275–1325; <Latin vīcīn(us) near (see vicinity) + -age; replacing Middle English vesinage<Middle French <Latin, as above

Words nearby vicinage

Vichy, Vichy government, Vichyite, vichyssoise, vichy water, vicinage, vicinal, vicinity, vicious, vicious circle, vicissitude
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Words related to vicinage

commune, community, department, locality, neighborhood, parish, precinct, region, section, sector, territory, district, zone, area, block, ghetto, part, slum, street, suburb

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British Dictionary definitions for vicinage

vicinage
/ (ˈvɪsənɪdʒ) /
noun rare
the residents of a particular neighbourhood
a less common word for vicinity

Word Origin for vicinage

C14: from Old French vicenage, from vicin neighbouring, from Latin vīcīnus; see vicinity
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