How to pronounce vicinity
American English pronunciation
vih-SIN-ih-tee
- IPA
- /vɪˈsɪnɪti/
- Syllables
- vih · SIN · ih · tee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free
What vicinity means
The area near or around a place
In a sentence: Are there any good parks in the vicinity of your new house?
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for "neighbor," which comes from the word for a village.
Can you spot the real meaning? Try one
Loading a word…
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.