Surrounding

a.	1.	Inclosing; encircling.
n.	1.	An encompassing.
	2.	The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.

Adj.

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surrounding - closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" Synonyms: encompassing

abutting, adjacent, adjoining, ambient, bordering, circling, circumambient, circumferential, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, claustral, confining, contextual, embracing, encircling, enclosing, encompassing, enfolding, enveloping, environing, environmental, limiting, local, nearby, neighboring, parietal, peripheral, roundabout, suburban, wrapping