environs

plural noun

en·​vi·​rons in-ˈvī-rənz How to pronounce environs (audio) -ˈvī(-ə)rnz How to pronounce environs (audio)
1
: the districts around a city
2
a
b
: an adjoining region or space : vicinity

Examples of environs in a Sentence

the city and its environs total about a million in population you can get just about any kind of ethnic food in the environs of the university growing up in the environs of the big city endowed him with a certain urbanity
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Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of environs was in 1665

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“Environs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environs. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

environs

plural noun
en·​vi·​rons in-ˈvī-rənz How to pronounce environs (audio) -ˈvī(-ə)rnz How to pronounce environs (audio)
1
: the districts around a city
2

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