Vicinage Definition

vĭsə-nĭj

noun

A limited region around a particular area; a vicinity.

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Webster's New World

A number of places situated near each other and considered as a group.

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The people living in a particular neighborhood.

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The state of living in a neighborhood; proximity.

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Other Word Forms of Vicinage

Singular:

vicinage

Plural:

vicinages

Middle English vesinage from Old French from vesin neighboring from Latin vīcīnus vicinity

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French visnage, respelled to more closer match its Latin source vÄ«cÄ«nus (“neighbor").

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