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Definition of Environs
1. Noun. The area in which something exists or lives. "The country--the flat agricultural surround"
Specialized synonyms: Ambiance, Ambience, Medium, Scene, Setting, Element, Habitat, Home Ground, Melting Pot, Parts
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Derivative terms: Surround, Surround, Surround
2. Noun. An outer adjacent area of any place.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Definition of Environs
1. n. pl. The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.
Definition of Environs
1. Noun. The surroundings; the environment. ¹
2. Verb. (third-person singular of environ) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Environs
1. environ [v] - See also: environ
Lexicographical Neighbors of Environs
Literary usage of Environs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1903)
"1. RAILWAY MAP OF THE LOWER RHINE, from Aix-la-Chapelle and Cologne 2. The environs
OF CLEVS: R. 4; p. 58. to Venlo and Dortmund : ЕЕ. 1,2,4-9; p. 54. 3. ..."
2. The Western World; Or, Travels in the United States in 1846-47: Exhibiting by Alexander Mackay (1849)
"BEFORE proceeding to describe the city itself, it may not be amiss first to give
a brief sketch of its situation and environs. Situated on the Atlantic, ..."
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