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Surrounding vs Environs - What's the difference?

surrounding | environs |

As verbs the difference between surrounding and environs

is that surrounding is present participle of lang=en while environs is third-person singular of environ.

As nouns the difference between surrounding and environs

is that surrounding is outlaying area; area in proximity to something while environs is the surroundings; the environment.

As an adjective surrounding

is which surrounds something.

surrounding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • outlaying area; area in proximity to something
  • environment

    • Synonyms

    * periphery

    Adjective

    (-)
  • which surrounds something

    • environs

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • The surroundings; the environment.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (environ)
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