environs

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the area in which something exists or lives
  2. noun an outer adjacent area of any place
  3. verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Etymology

From environ + -s.

In classic literature

Synonyms

environment, surroundings, surround

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