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Definitions for Environs
[1] the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
[2] surrounding objects; surroundings; environment.
[3] an area or space close by; vicinity.
[4] to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop: a house environed by pleasant grounds; to be environed by bad influences.
[5] a surrounding area or region, esp the suburbs or outskirts of a town or city; vicinity
[6] (tr) to encircle or surround
Words related to Environs
surroundings, vicinity, suburb, confine, district, locality, bound, compass, turf, boundary, territory, precinct, outskirts, fringes
Words nearby Environs
environmental psychology, environmental resistance, environmental science, environmentalism, environmentalist, environs, envisage, envision, envoy, envy, enweave
Origin of Environs
1300–50; Middle English envirounen < Old French environner, derivative of environ around (en en-1 + viron a circle; vir(er ) to turn, veer1 + -on noun suffix)
Other words from Environs
un·en·vi·roned , adjective
Word origin for Environs
C14: from Old French environner to surround, from environ around, from en- 1 + viron a circle, from virer to turn, veer 1
Synonyms for Environs
suburb, surroundings, vicinity, bound, boundary, compass, confine, district, fringes, limits, locality, outskirts, precinct, purlieus, territory, turf