environment

US /ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt, -ˈvaɪən-/

UK /ɪn'vaɪrənmənt/

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noun

  • Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • The entire surrounding conditions of something

Examples

This period provided a favourable environment for the spread of communism.

Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate environment.