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meio ambiente
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The area in which something exists or lives.

meio ambiente

The set of all natural and human-made surroundings that affect individuals, social groupings, and other life.

An outer adjacent area of any place.

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In the environs of Mogador, these doves are the principal birds shot.
Travels in Morocco, Volume 2.
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The spot commanded a full view of the town and its environs.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
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All before her and alongside lay the squalid environs of the town.
The Call of the Canyon
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This need for spruced-up environs at Christmas is practically in our DNA.
Jamaica Observer
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Fever has always been the dreaded goddess of the environs of Rome.
A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate
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Nothing can exceed the frightful aspect of the environs of this bay.
The World of Waters, Or, A Peaceful Progress O'er the Unpathed S...
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He preferred to look at the environs of the city of Anu.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
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We travel to Florence, where we have a villa in the environs.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
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A more sedate way of exploring the volcano's environs is by train.
The Guardian
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The harbor and its environs looked immensely gay in the brilliant sunshine.
A Spirit in Prison
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The city and its environs contained a hundred and seventy thousand inhabitants.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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Never were the environs of a city so wantonly and recklessly degraded.
Worldly Ways & Byways
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You would find the climate healthy, you would find the environs attractive.
A Farewell to Arms
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There was a telephone system established throughout the city and its environs.
The Philippine Islands / A Political, Geographical, Ethnographic...
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At Cauro I had a fine view of Ajaccio and its environs.
Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and...
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An hour's ride brought them to the environs of the little town.
Black Jack