VICINAGE Meaning of VICINAGE in English [ 'vɪsɪnɪdʒ ]■ noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for vicinity .OriginME: from OFr. vis(e)nage , from an alt. of L. vicinus 'neighbour'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004