/ Dictionary / Index V vicinity: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: vi•cin•i•ty Pronunciation: (vi-sin'i-tē), [key] — pl. -ties. the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood: There are no stores in the vicinity of our house. state or fact of being near; proximity; propinquity: He was troubled by the vicinity of the nuclear testing area. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: vicinity (Thesaurus) vicinal vicious Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language