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VICINITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surrounding or nearby region

Example:

I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods

Synonyms:

locality; neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("vicinity" is a kind of...):

section (a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vicinity"):

gold coast (a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area)

'hood ((slang) a neighborhood)

place (a general vicinity)

proximity (the region close around a person or thing)

scenery (the appearance of a place)

Instance hyponyms:

Latin Quarter; Left Bank (the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life)

Montmartre (the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists)

Right Bank (the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine)

Charlestown (a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629)

Derivation:

vicinal (belonging to or limited to a vicinity)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Human ACSL6 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 5q31 and is approximately 205 kb in length.

(ACSL6 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACTB wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 7p22 and is approximately 37 kb in length.

(ACTB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACTG2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 2p13.1 and is approximately 27 kb in length.

(ACTG2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACVR1C wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 2q24.1 and is approximately 102 kb in length.

(ACVR1C wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

So near a vicinity to her mother and Meryton relations was not desirable even to his easy temper, or her affectionate heart.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

At least a portion of this star formation is due to a domino-like effect, where the formation of massive stars triggers the formation of other stars in the same general vicinity.

(Stellar Embryos in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Contain Surprisingly Complex Organic Molecules, National Radio Astronomy Observatory)

Human MIB1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 18q11.2 and is approximately 130 kb in length.

(MIB1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The human MIR125B2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 21q21.1 and is approximately 88 bases in length.

(MIR125B2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The human MIR125A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19q13.33 and is approximately 85 bases in length.

(MIR125A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Where we were I did not know, though there was quite a likelihood that we were in the vicinity of the Ghost.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)