surroundings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/
• Hyphenation: sur‧round‧ings

• Audio (US):

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Noun

surroundings

1. plural of surrounding

Noun

1. The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.
2. (physics) All parts of the universe that are not within the thermodynamic system of interest.

Translations

area surrounding someone or something

• Catalan: entorn (ca) m, ambient (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 周圍／周围 (zau¹ wai⁴), 周围 (zau¹ wai⁴)

• Czech: okolí (cs) n
• Danish: omgivelse
• Dutch: omgeving (nl) f
• Egyptian: (hꜣw)
• Esperanto: ĉirkaŭo, ĉirkaŭaĵo
• Finnish: ympäristö (fi)
• French: environnement (fr) m, voisinage (fr) m
• Georgian: არემარე (aremare), მიდამო (midamo), გარემომცველი არე (garemomcveli are), შემოგარენი (šemogareni), გარემო (garemo)
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• German: Umgebung (de) f
• Hebrew: סביבה (he) f (s'vivá)
• Irish: urthimpeall m, timpeallacht f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: omgivelser m pl

• Portuguese: ambiente (pt) m, redondezas, arredores (pt)
• Romanian: jur (ro)
• Russian: окре́стности (ru) f pl (okréstnosti)
• Sanskrit: अम्बर (sa) n (ambara)
• Spanish: entorno (es) m
• Yiddish: סבֿיבֿה f (svive)

parts not within the system

• Czech: okolí (cs) n
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• Finnish: ympäristö (fi)

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• Hebrew: הקף (he) (hekeif)
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