What is the meaning of environs?

noun

• The area in which something exists or lives.
  • usage: "the country-the flat agricultural surround"
  • synonyms: environment, surroundings, surround
• An outer adjacent area of any place.
  • synonyms: purlieu

verb

• Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.
  • usage: "The forest surrounds my property"
  • synonyms: surround, environ, ring, skirt, border