vicinity

noun/vɪˈsɪnəti/CEFR C1

আশপাশের এলাকা

Meaning

The area around a particular place.

Example sentences

  • There is no bank in the vicinity.আশপাশে কোনো ব্যাংক নেই।
  • Police searched the vicinity of the station.পুলিশ স্টেশনের আশপাশ তল্লাশি করে।

Common phrases with “vicinity”

  • in the vicinityআশপাশে
  • in the vicinity of the schoolস্কুলের আশপাশে
  • the immediate vicinityএকেবারে কাছেই

A common mistake

He lives in a quiet vicinity.→He lives in a quiet neighbourhood.

A neighbourhood is a named place where people live; a vicinity is simply the space around something and needs a reference point. The fixed phrase is in the vicinity of.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: neighbourhood, surroundings

Antonyms: distance

Similar words, and what each means

  • neighbourhood

    পাড়া, আশপাশের এলাকা

    A small area of a town and the people who live there.

  • surroundings

    পারিপার্শ্বিক অবস্থা, চারপাশ

    Everything around a person or place.

Other English words for “আশপাশের এলাকা”

  • neighbourhood

    A small area of a town and the people who live there.

  • neighborhood

    The part of a town you live in and the people around you — the American spelling of neighbourhood.

Opposite words

  • distance

    দূরত্ব

    The amount of space between two places or things.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “vicinity” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ভদ্রতা ও সৌজন্য
    • • আশপাশের এলাকা
    • • বড়শি দিয়ে মাছ ধরার শখ বা কাজ
    • • অ্যাকচুয়ারি, বিমার ঝুঁকি ও ব্যয় হিসাবকারী বিশেষজ্ঞ
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    আশপাশের এলাকা — vicinity (noun) — আশপাশের এলাকা. The area around a particular place.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “vicinity”?

    • • neighbourhood
    • • attacker
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    neighbourhood — neighbourhood — পাড়া, আশপাশের এলাকা. A small area of a town and the people who live there.

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