environs

Preposition: of

• town: Generally this area can be taken as being equivalent to the environs of the town but this is by no means always the case.
• site: Roman limestone coffins found in the sandy environs of the site.
• station: What role can the railroad play in tackling crime in the immediate environs of the station?
• city: It seems a little incongrous really to find a ' country ' cottage within the environs of a large city.
• building: Smoking is also not permitted within the close environs of these buildings.
• school: Junior History Activity This term the Junior History Activity has taken advantage of the fine weather to explore the environs of the school.

Converse of object

• surround: Enjoy the opportunity for optional excursions to the surrounding environs or plays by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
• explore: Junior History Activity This term the Junior History Activity has taken advantage of the fine weather to explore the environs of the school.
• leave: Once you leave the environs of Banja Luka, the country areas are like a relic from a previous century.
• enter: Enter the environs of Sydenham Hill and you're in a completely different world one that I'd hesitate to even call urban!
• protect: Mr Henderson suggested that the burden had been imposed to protect the environs of the church, and varied for the same purpose.
• reach: The path reaches the environs of Carn of Claise.

Adjective modifier

• immediate: What role can the railroad play in tackling crime in the immediate environs of the station?
• residential: The Principles also acknowledged the various sensitivities of the site, namely, its historic and ecological value, together with its residential environs.
• local: It also avoids the movement of aggregates to and from a site, cutting down on traffic levels in the local environs.
• beautiful: Seawitch Cottage - Hayle - Ideally base for exploring the beautiful environs of West Cornwall.
• familiar: It is then a steady ramble back to familiar environs.
• rural: The tour revolves around Hexham - historic abbey town and heart of Hadrian's Wall Country - and its rural environs.

Noun used with modifier

• sis: Le Tableau de Londres et de ses environs en 1802 ( Paris.