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1) (of a person) with thoughts far away from her or his surroundings or work (dreamy)

2) a kind of surroundings and conditions in which people, animals or plants live (environment)

3) of, concerning, produced by, nature, belonging to a person from birth, not because of surroundings or learning (natural)

4) to cause oneself to become familiar with a situation, surroundings etc; to place or determine exactly the position of (something) using a compass (orientate)

5) any object or mass in the shape of a ball, such as a planet; a person's range of interests, activities, surroundings etc; a range, extent (sphere)

6) a tall building, either standing alone or forming part of a church or other large building; to rise a great height, be very tall, especially in relation to the height of the surroundings (tower)

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Meaning:
ambience

the general character or quality in a place; atmosphere (the more usual word)

environment

biosphere

the area of the atmosphere and ground containing living things

residence

countryside

the country

non-city environment

environment

a kind of surroundings and conditions in which people, animals or plants live

surroundings, atmosphere

environs

the districts surrounding a town etc

neighborhood

habitat

the usual natural place and conditions in which an animal or plant lives

residence

locality

a district or place, especially in which an event occurs

environment

position

a place where a person, thing, place etc is or stands; an opinion

physical place

setting

something in which something else is fixed or fastened; a position of an instrument such as 'high' or 'low'; the act of (the Sun, Moon etc) going down

scene, background

vicinity

nearness in space; a neighbourhood

local area

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