Definition of environs Environs

/ɪnvajˈɹʌnz/ - [invayrunz] - en•vi•rons

We found 6 definitions of environs from 5 different sources.

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What does environs mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: environs

environs - an outer adjacent area of any place
  purlieu
environs - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
  environment, surroundings, surround
  geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth
  ambiance, ambience the atmosphere of an environment
  medium an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
  setting, scene the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
  element the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"
  habitat, home ground the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
  melting pot an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • environs (n. pl.)
    The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • environs
    The set of all natural and human-made surroundings that affect individuals, social groupings, and other life.

Part of speech

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  • environs, verb, present, 3rd person singular of environ (infinitive).

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