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From apkār(t) +‎ -tne.

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apkārtne f (5th declension)

  1. environs, locality, neighbourhood (UK), neighborhood (US), surrounding area, vicinity
    Synonyms: apkaime, aptuviene
    nekur visā apkārtnē nebija manāma ne mazākā dzīvība, un tas viesa zēna sirdī baigumunowhere in the whole neighbourhood was there any noticeable living thing, and this caused dread in the boy's heart
    es nāku no Skotijas, Glāzgovas apkārtnes, taču mans uzvārds ir gluži ne-skotisksI come from Scotland, (from) a Glasgow neighbourhood, but my family name is really non-Scottish
  2. (computing) environment (the software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system)

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