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v-uh-SIN-uh-tee/vəˈsɪnəti/

Vicinity is the area around a place (in the vicinity of): in the vicinity of the hall. Neighbourhood is everyday; a campus map is wayfinding, not a fire plan for the hall next door.

Meaning

The area around a place (in the vicinity of).

Examples

• “Halls in the vicinity still need their own fire plan; a campus map is not cover.”
• “Neighbourhood is everyday. Surroundings is a cousin. A map is wayfinding. An exit is a certificate. Plan each hall; then print the map.”

Good to know

The surrounding area. Everyday: neighbourhood. A campus map ≠ cover for the next hall.

Near in meaning

neighbourhood

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