surroundings
Your surroundings are the things all around you. When you park your car in a huge lot, paying attention to your surroundings can help you find the car again later.
You can use the noun surroundings to mean the nearby environment — all of the objects close by, as well as the location itself — and also the circumstances or conditions where you are. When someone builds a house, the surroundings will help determine which direction it will face and how many windows it will have. Surroundings stems from surround, "be all around," but originally "flood or overflow."
Definitions of surroundings
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the area in which something exists or lives
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synonyms:
environment, environs, surround
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types:
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ambiance, ambience
the atmosphere of an environment
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medium
the surrounding environment
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scene, setting
the context and environment in which something is set
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element
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
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habitat, home ground
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
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melting pot
an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
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parts
the local environment
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scenario
a setting for a work of art or literature
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habitation
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
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type of:
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geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
a demarcated area of the Earth
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the environmental condition
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synonyms:
milieu
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type of:
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environment
the totality of surrounding conditions
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environment
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