environs
Noun
Meaning
The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.
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On some rare occasions I do go to cinema theatres abroad. But if you really ask me I would rather watch a film on DVD all alone in the dark environs of my car or my home.
A way a lone a last a loved a long the riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.
All of my work is based on nature. I grew up in a rural environment and living in the Bay Area allows for immediate access to wonderful natural environs. Basically nature is my Genus Loci, or the place where my spirit resides.
When the environs of Orchha became the site of the royal standards, an ordinance was issued authorising the demolition of the idol temple, which Bir Singh Deo had erected at a great expense by the side of his private palace, and also the idols contained in it...
the country--the flat agricultural surround
All road users are implored to stay away from crowded areas, stay home when the trip is not compulsory, avoid as many contacts as possible, adhere to government and experts’ advice and regulations, keep your environs clean and ultimately, keep being safe.