environs - Definition from the GEOGRAPHY topic - SOCIETY

Topic: GEOGRAPHY

Date:	1600-1700
Language:	French
Origin:	environ; ENVIRONMENT

environs
noun

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[plural]

formalSG the area surrounding a place:

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people living in Geneva and its environs

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outside the environs of the college

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