neighbourhood
Britishnoun
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the immediate environment; surroundings; vicinity
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a district where people live
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the people in a particular area; neighbours
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neighbourly feeling
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maths the set of all points whose distance from a given point is less than a specified value
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(modifier) of or for a neighbourhood
a neighbourhood community worker
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approximately (a given number)
Example Sentences
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A 31-year-old housewife and mother-of-one who lives nearby said the incident had terrified the neighbourhood.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
On Tuesday morning, rescuers at the ruins of what had been a neighbourhood grocery, resumed efforts to recover two store employees who were inside when the building crumpled.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"In the US and China, they don't do six months of testing and then stop. They roll out in a neighbourhood, remove the safety driver, then launch commercial service with massive investments."
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
This was the Sabharwals' first time hiring an assistant though they live in the neighbourhood.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Kropp asks an artilleryman who has been some time in this neighbourhood: “Is there a canteen anywhere abouts?”
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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