A surrounding area

• vicinity

  1. The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity:
  2. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
  3. An approximate degree or amount:

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  1. The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity:
  2. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
  3. An approximate degree or amount:

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• precinct

  1. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.
  2. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.
  3. An election district of a city or town.

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  1. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.
  2. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.
  3. An election district of a city or town.

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• neighborhood

  1. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
  2. The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
  3. The surrounding area; vicinity:

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  1. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
  2. The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
  3. The surrounding area; vicinity:

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• locality

  1. A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
  2. The fact or quality of having position in space.

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  1. A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
  2. The fact or quality of having position in space.

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• locale

  1. A place, especially with reference to a particular event:
  2. The scene or setting, as of a novel.

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  1. A place, especially with reference to a particular event:
  2. The scene or setting, as of a novel.

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• environs

  1. A surrounding area, especially of a city.
  2. Surroundings; environment.

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  1. A surrounding area, especially of a city.
  2. Surroundings; environment.

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• environment

  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development

• world

  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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• mise en scène

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• milieu

  1. An environment or a setting.

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  1. An environment or a setting.

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• medium

  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:

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  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:

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• environment

  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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• climate

  1. The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region.
  2. A region of the earth having particular meteorological conditions:
  3. A prevailing condition or set of attitudes in human affairs:

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  1. The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region.
  2. A region of the earth having particular meteorological conditions:
  3. A prevailing condition or set of attitudes in human affairs:

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• atmosphere

  1. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
  2. The air or climate in a specific place.
  3. A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 10⁵ pascals).

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  1. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
  2. The air or climate in a specific place.
  3. A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 10⁵ pascals).

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• ambiance

  1. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment:

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  1. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment:

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