environs
noun
[ ɪnˈvʌɪrənz ]
• the surrounding area or district.
• "the picturesque environs of the loch"
Similar:
surroundings,
surrounding area,
vicinity,
locality,
neighbourhood,
district,
region,
outskirts,
suburbs,
suburbia,
precincts,
borders,
periphery,
purlieus,
vicinage,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, plural of environ (see environ).
environ
verb
• surround; enclose.
• "the stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil"
Similar:
surround,
encircle,
enclose,
ring,
envelop,
blanket,
swathe,
swaddle,
wrap,
cloak,
Origin:
Middle English (formerly also as inviron ): from Old French environer, from environ ‘surroundings’, from en ‘in’ + viron ‘circuit’ (from virer ‘to turn, veer’).
