vicinal

/vis-uh-nl/US // ˈvɪs ə nl //UK // (ˈvɪsɪnəl) //

临近的,沧州,沧海一粟,边缘

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
- : neighboring; adjacent.
- : Crystallography. noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.

Two great Roman roads, and some vicinal ways pass near the locality.
Then the gates of the Vicinal Way and that of the Bridge were closed.
It is otherwise in states of very simple vicinal grouping, coupled with only a single country or at best two.
A large area means varied vicinal locations and hence differentiation of civilization, at least along the frontier.
In other words, such conditions present the pre-eminent advantages of vicinal location around an enclosed sea.