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circum-jăcĕo , ĕre, v. n.,
I.to lie round about, border upon (rare; not in Cic.).
(α). Absol., * Cael. ap. Quint. 4, 2, 123: “populi circumjacentes,” surrounding, Tac. A. 2, 72. —
(β). With dat.: “Lycaonia et Phrygia circumjacent Europae,” Liv. 37, 54, 11: “capiti et collo,” App. de Deo Socr. p. 54, 33.—*
II. Trop., in rhet.: circumjăcentĭa , ĭum, n., the context, Qumt. 9, 4, 29.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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