1) Ambience 2) An area or space close by 3) Atmosphere 4) Backdrop 5) Background 6) Context 7) English-language journal 8) Environment 9) French word used in English 10) Geographic area 11) Geographic region 12) Geographical area 13) Geographical region 14) Milieu 15) Neighborhood 16) Outskirts 17) Outskirts of a town 1) Area 2) Habitat 3) Milieu 4) Parts 5) Surround 
• (n. pl.) The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.
En·vi'rons noun plural [ French] The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town. Chesterfield. 
noun an outer adjacent area of any place
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs. · surrounding objects; surroundings; environment. · an area or space close by; vicinity.