English → Latin
“environs” in Latin
locusplace (referring to a specific location); a passage of literature; opportunity; cause; occasion; groundscircāaround; about; on both sides
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
environs
loca, quae circumjacent. The environs of a place, quae loco circumjacent; quae circa locum sunt: qui (quae, quod) circa est: the environs of a town, loca urbem ambientia; urbi propinqua loca: the environs of the town are very beautiful, urbs in regione amoenissima sita est: in the environs of, circa or circum quod: living in the environs of, qui circa habitant.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for environs?
- The usual Latin words for “environs” are locus, circā. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.