vicinage
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ə noun
1.
the region near or about a place; vicinity.
2.
a particular neighborhood or district, or the people belonging to it.
3.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the residents of a particular neighbourhood |
| 2. | a less common word for vicinity |
| [C14: from Old French vicenage, from vicin neighbouring, from Latin vīcīnus; see | |
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Vicinage
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