vicinal
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Near a place or area
- adjective
- /ˈvɪsɪnəl/
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vecinal
- She enjoys exploring the vicinal parks and trails near her home.
Examples
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The two vicinal towns are separated by only a few miles.
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The vicinal areas around the school provide a safe space for children to play.
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Its presence is vicinal with the rise and fall of the nation's body politic.
Academic text (2017)
How Near
Surface Forms
vicinal positive
Morphology
vicinal = vicin + al
Although the word ends in the familiar adjective suffix '-al', the base is a learned Latin form not recoverable from a common English word, so the meaning is not readily predictable for most learners.
Etymology
Vicinal comes from the Latin vicinus, which means 'neighbor', and it is the same root as vicinity, the word for an area close to you. So something vicinal is 'nearby' or next to another place, like neighboring towns.