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vic·i·nage    Audio Help   [vis-uh-nij] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the region near or about a place; vicinity.
2.a particular neighborhood or district, or the people belonging to it.
3.proximity.
[Origin: 1275–1325; < L vīcīn(us) near (see vicinity) + -age; r. ME vesinage < MF < L, as above]
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vic·i·nage    Audio Help   (vĭs'ə-nĭj)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A limited region around a particular area; a vicinity.
    2. 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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