First Known Use: 14th century
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vicinage
noun vic·i·nage \ˈvi-sə-nij, ˈvis-nij\
Definition of VICINAGE
: a neighboring or surrounding district : vicinity
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Origin of VICINAGE
Middle English vesinage, from Anglo-French veisinage, from neighboring, from Vulgar Latin *vecinus, alteration of Latin vicinus
Related to VICINAGE
- Synonyms
- backyard, neighborhood, purlieus, environs, vicinity
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