ENVIRONS


Meaning of ENVIRONS in English

/ ɪnˈvaɪrənz; NAmE / noun

[ pl. ] ( formal ) the area surrounding a place :

Berlin and its environs

people living in the immediate environs of a nuclear plant

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French , plural of environ surroundings, from en in + viron circuit.

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