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plural
- 1. the surrounding area or district: "the picturesque environs of the loch"
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ENVIRONS definition: 1. the area surrounding a place, especially a town 2. the area surrounding a place, especially a…. Learn more.
1. the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
1. : the districts around a city. 2. a. : environing things : surroundings. b. : an adjoining region or space : vicinity. Synonyms. outskirts. purlieus. suburbia. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of environs in a Sentence.
In general, the environs are the areas surrounding a particular place or location. Environs is a plural noun taking a plural verb, and it comes from an Old French word, environer, meaning to enclose, surround, or encircle. When you book your hotel reservations, you should make sure the environs around the hotel are safe.
the area surrounding a place, especially a town. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Towns & regions: environments & localities. arrondissement. backyard. belt. conservation area. demesne. exclave. in your backyard idiom. locale. locality. localized. Milton Keynes. neck. neighborhood. non-local. non-metro. quarter. surroundings.
Environs definition: the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.. See examples of ENVIRONS used in a sentence.
1. the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs. 2. surroundings; environment. 3. the nearby area or space; vicinity. [1655–65; < French (pl.); replacing Middle English environ < Old French, n. use of environ around; see environ]
environs. noun. /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/. /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/. [plural] (formal) the area surrounding a place. Berlin and its environs. people living in the immediate environs of a nuclear plant. London and its environs are rich in history.
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noun. /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/ , /ɪnˈvaɪərnz/ [plural] (formal) the area surrounding a place Boston and its environs people living in the immediate environs of a nuclear plant. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
