neck of the woods, n.
a surrounding or nearby region
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locality neck of the woods neighborhood neighbourhood vicinity
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"the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville""it is a rugged locality"
"he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"
"I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"
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