Vicinity /(vĭ*sĭn"ĭ*ty̆; 277)/

Vi·cin·i·ty

Vicinity

n.
  1. The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats.
    A vicinity of disposition and relative tempers.
  2. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.