environment
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(noun) the area in which something exists or lives: "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
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Synonyms: environs, surround, surroundings |
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Related Words: ambiance, ambience, element, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, habitat, medium, melting pot, parts, scene, setting |
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(noun) the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom" |
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Related Words: area, arena, background, circumstance, context, domain, ecology, field, home, milieu, orbit, scope, setting, situation, sphere, state of affairs, street, surroundings |
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