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Webster 1913 Edition

Vicinity

Vi-cin′i-ty

(vĭ-sĭn′ĭ-ty̆; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
vicinitas
, from
vicinus
neighboring, near, from
vicus
a row of houses, a village; akin to Gr.
οἶκοσ
a house, Skr.
vēça
a house,
viç
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vicinity

VICIN'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. vicinitas.]
1.
Nearness in place; as the vicinity of two country seats.
2.
Neighborhood; as a seat in the vicinity of the metropolis.
3.
Neighboring country. Vegetables produced in the vicinity of the city, are daily brought to market. the vicinity is full of gardens.

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