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environs
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environs
(noun)
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environs
/ɪn
ˈ
vaɪrənz/
noun
environs
/ɪn
ˈ
vaɪrənz/
noun
Learner's definition of ENVIRONS
[
plural
]
:
the area that is around a place (such as a city)
We bought a guide to New York and (its)
environs
.
a town and its immediate
environs
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