Meaning of 周り in Japanese

Definition of 周り

まわり(mawari) 【回り ·周り ·廻り】

(n, n-suf) circumference; perimeter; edge
その町のまわりには高い城壁がある。
There are high walls about the town.
surroundings; locality; neighborhood
周りを見渡しなさい。
Look about you.
rotation; circulation

ちきゅうのまわり(chikyuunomawari) 【地球の周り】

まわりのひと(mawarinohito) 【周りの人】

All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.

To learn the answer you must know a little about the magnetic field around the world.

その地域ちいきの周りの人ひとは誰もだれもがよく働くはたらく。

Everyone around the area works hard.

その建物たてものは周りの風景ふうけいと調和ちょうわしないする。

The building doesn't blend in with its surroundings.

The house is fenced around.

その家いえの周りに石垣いしがきがあった。

The house had a stone wall around it.

Then they played "ring-a-ring-a-rosy" until they were tired and thirsty.

この事実じじつから、地球ちきゅうが太陽たいようの周りを回っているまわることが分かるわかる。

This fact shows that the earth goes round the sun.

We can conjecture that it may be advantageous for a particular bird to be known to its neighbors or its mate.

Don't read evil intentions into the ordinary actions of people around you.