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1. The area in which something exists or lives
   "the country--the flat agricultural environs";
   - environment, surroundings, surround
    
2. An outer adjacent area of any place
   - purlieu

1. Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   "The forest environs my property";
   - surround, ring, skirt, border

Type of: adjoin, contact, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, meet, touch

Encyclopedia: Environs