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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiējìn
"这家医院离我家很近，位置优越。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Nearness in space, time, or relationship.
"The school is in close proximity to the park."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin proximitas, meaning 'nearness', from proximus, the superlative of prope meaning 'near'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century, maintaining its core morphological and semantic structures relating to physical or conceptual closeness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Proximity" is said worldwide
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proximité
Transliteration: proximité
"L'hôtel est situé à proximité de la plage."
Nähe
Transliteration: Naehe
"Das Haus liegt in unmittelbarer Nähe des Bahnhofs."
prossimità
Transliteration: prossimità
"La scuola si trova nelle vicinanze, in stretta prossimità del centro."
proximidad
Transliteration: proximidad
"Viven en la proximidad de la estación de tren."
proximidade
Transliteration: proximidade
"A casa destaca-se pela sua proximidade ao mar."
निकटता
Transliteration: nikatata
"घर स्टेशन के बहुत निकटता में है।"
接近
Transliteration: jiējìn
"这家医院离我家很近，位置优越。"
근접
Transliteration: geunjeop
"공항과의 근접성이 이 호텔의 가장 큰 장점이다."
近接
Transliteration: kinsetsu
"駅から近接しているため、非常に便利です。"
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