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Definition of Surrounding
1. Adjective. Closely encircling. "The surrounding countryside"
Definition of Surrounding
1. a. Inclosing; encircling.
2. n. An encompassing.
Definition of Surrounding
1. Verb. (present participle of surround) ¹
2. Noun. outlaying area; area in proximity to something ¹
3. Noun. environment ¹
4. Adjective. which surrounds something ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surrounding
1. surround [v] - See also: surround
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surrounding
Literary usage of Surrounding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"2The citizens, men and women, rush on seeking for prey, they catch Cinna,
surrounding him R and L. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The city is a trade centre for the surrounding agricultural community. Eureka was
incorporated as a town in 1856. The waterworks are owned by the ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The word Kremlin (Russian Kreml) seems to be of Tatar origin, and means a fortified
place overlooking the surrounding country. Many other Russian cities ..."
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