environs
pronunciation
How to pronounce environs in British English:
UK [ɪnˈvaɪrənz]
How to pronounce environs in American English:
US [ɛnˈvaɪrənz, -ˈvaɪənz]
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- Noun:
- the area in which something exists or lives
Word Origin
- environs (n.)
- "outskirts," 1660s, from French environs, plural of Old French environ "compass, circuit," from environ (adv.) "around, round about" (see environ).
Example
- 1. But the radiation belt storm probes will call those harsh environs home .
- 2. Sexually experienced rodents also proved less anxious than virgins , in that they were quicker to chomp down on food in unfamiliar environs .
- 3. The idea is to inject grandeur ( as conveyed by the cultural and official institutions ) and if possible , beauty , to paris 's many environs .
- 4. However , the games-time measures have already affected many businesses in beijing and its environs .
- 5. In particular , they suggest to bada that life might have arisen , not in the " warm little pool " that darwin himself once guessed , but in the violent environs of volcanic eruptions .