neighbourhood

British  

/ ˈneɪbəˌhʊd /

noun

1. the immediate environment; surroundings; vicinity

2. a district where people live

3. the people in a particular area; neighbours

4. neighbourly feeling

5. maths the set of all points whose distance from a given point is less than a specified value

6. (modifier) of or for a neighbourhood

   a neighbourhood community worker

7. approximately (a given number)

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Example Sentences

The group then gained notoriety in September when it marched through Seoul's Myeongdong neighbourhood, which is frequented by Chinese tourists and home to the Chinese embassy.

From BBC

He grew up in South Holland, a short distance from Leo's Dolton neighbourhood in the suburb of Chicago.

From BBC

It will also fund shelters in neighbourhoods "that need them most, where the heat really hits people the hardest," he went on.

From Barron's

The government says detailed figures on neighbourhood policing will be published in January 2026 and then updated every six months in March and September.

From BBC

Residents on the otherwise quiet, suburban street have described how the tumult of the last 48 hours has unsettled the neighbourhood.

From BBC