Environs — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the area in which something exists or lives

an outer adjacent area of any place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnvˈaɪɹənz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnvˈaɪɹənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnvˈaɪɹənz/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnvˈaɪɹənz/.

Examples

the country--the flat agricultural surround
The forest surrounds my property

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surround ring environment surroundings border purlieu skirt environ

Parts of Speech

noun	the area in which something exists or lives “the country--the flat agricultural surround”
noun	an outer adjacent area of any place
verb	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle “The forest surrounds my property”

Word Forms

surround	verb	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
surround	noun	the area in which something exists or lives
surroundings	noun	the area in which something exists or lives
border	noun	the boundary of a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umgebung

der Bereich, in dem etwas existiert oder lebt

🇪🇸Spanish

alrededores

el área en la que algo existe o vive

🇮🇹Italian

dintorni

l'area in cui qualcosa esiste o vive

🇳🇱Dutch

omgeving

het gebied waarin iets bestaat of leeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

arredores

a área em que algo existe ou vive

🇷🇺Russian

окрестности

область, в которой что-то существует или живет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पड़ोस

वह क्षेत्र जिसमें कोई चीज़ मौजूद हो या रहती हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবেশ

যে অঞ্চলে কিছু বিদ্যমান বা বাস করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றுப்புறங்கள்

ஏதாவது இருக்கும் அல்லது வாழும் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిసరాలు

ఏదైనా ఉనికిలో ఉన్న లేదా నివసించే ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

वातावरण

क्षेत्र ज्यामध्ये काहीतरी अस्तित्वात आहे किंवा राहतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્યાવરણ

વિસ્તાર કે જેમાં કંઈક અસ્તિત્વમાં છે અથવા રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಇರುವ ಅಥವಾ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുറ്റുപാടുകൾ

എന്തെങ്കിലും നിലനിൽക്കുന്നതോ ജീവിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ

ਉਹ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماحول

وہ علاقہ جس میں کوئی چیز موجود ہے یا رہتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

周围环境

某物存在或生活的区域

🇯🇵Japanese

周辺

何かが存在する、または住んでいる領域

🇰🇷Korean

주위

무언가가 존재하거나 살고 있는 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vùng lân cận

khu vực mà một cái gì đó tồn tại hoặc sống

🇹🇭Thai

สภาพแวดล้อม

พื้นที่ที่มีบางสิ่งอยู่หรือมีชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

lingkungan sekitar

area di mana sesuatu itu ada atau hidup

🇵🇭Filipino

paligid

ang lugar kung saan umiiral o nabubuhay ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

persekitaran

kawasan di mana sesuatu wujud atau hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضواحيها

المنطقة التي يوجد أو يعيش فيها شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اطراف

منطقه ای که چیزی در آن وجود دارد یا زندگی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

çevresi

bir şeyin var olduğu veya yaşadığı alan

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּרוָרִים

האזור שבו משהו קיים או חי

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The primary meaning of 'environs' is 'the area in which something exists or lives'.

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