English dictionary

environs

/E/n'v/aI/r/@/nz/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the area in which something exists or lives

noun.location

Synonyms environment surround surroundings

Source: WordNet 3.0
an outer adjacent area of any place

noun.location

Synonyms purlieu

Source: WordNet 3.0
The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the <i>environs</i> of a city or town.

noun

Source: webster1913