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environs

environs is the plural of environ.

environs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of environ.

Meaning of environ

Noun

environ (plural environs)

  1. (also, figuratively, formal, obsolete, transitive, archaic except in the plural) A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
    • Naples and its environs

See all 12 meanings of environ

Origin of environs

From environ + -s.

Questions about environs

What is environs the plural of?
Environs is the plural of environ.

Words near environs in the dictionary

  1. environomes
  2. environomic
  3. environomics
  4. environries
  5. environry
  6. environs
  7. environtology
  8. environut
  9. environuts
  10. Enviropig
  11. Enviropigs

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