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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The neighbourhood is still hoping for a miracle.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While many curry houses remain, the street and the surrounding neighbourhood is transforming, in part to help power the capital's digital infrastructure boom.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
"They're telling us this is essential... that we need to have these centres in our neighbourhood but they're not saying what it's for," Flood says.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The area borders a leafy residential neighbourhood, ideal for jogging but only accessible from Kempton city centre via major roads lined with car dealerships and vacant plots.
From Barron's
But in the end she had to forgive the Baker because he was the only one in the neighbourhood who made those little flat rolls with the curly twists of crust on the top.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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