cercanía

Spanish

Etymology

From cercano +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeɾkaˈnia/ [θeɾ.kaˈni.a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seɾkaˈnia/ [seɾ.kaˈni.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: cer‧ca‧ní‧a

Noun

cercanía f (plural cercanías)

1. proximity, vicinity, closeness, nearness

   Synonyms: proximidad, vecindad

Antonyms

• lejanía

Related terms

• cerca
• cercano

 

Further reading

• “cercanía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16