n. 1. a. A limited region around a particular area; a vicinity. b. A number of places situated near each other and considered as a group. 2. The residents of a particular neighborhood. 3. The state of living in a neighborhood; proximity. [Middle English vesinage, from Old French, from vesin, neighboring, from Latin vīcīnus; see VICINITY.] |
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