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circumference; girth
surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
学校の周りには公園があります。
There is a park around the school.
周りの人に迷惑をかけないで。
Don't bother the people around you.
周りを見渡しても誰もいない。
I looked around but no one was there.