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environs
noun plural en·vi·rons \in-ˈvī-rənz, -ˈvī(-ə)rnz\
: the area that is around a place (such as a city)
Full Definition of ENVIRONS
1
: the districts around a city
2
a : environing things : surroundings b : an adjoining region or space : vicinity
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1665
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