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vi•cin•i•ty

Pronunciation: (vi-sin'i-tē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood: There are no stores in the vicinity of our house.
2. state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity: He was troubled by the vicinity of the nuclear testing area.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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