neighborhood

American  

[ney-ber-hood] / ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd /

noun

1. the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity.

   the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.

2. a district or locality, often with reference to its character or inhabitants.

   a fashionable neighborhood; to move to a nicer neighborhood.

   Synonyms:

   vicinity, locale, area, community

3. a number of persons living near one another or in a particular locality.

   The whole neighborhood was there.

4. neighborly feeling or conduct.

5. nearness; proximity.

   to sense the neighborhood of trouble.

6. Mathematics. an open set that contains a given point.

---

idioms

1. in the neighborhood of, approximately; nearly; about.

   She looks to be in the neighborhood of 70.

Etymology

Origin of neighborhood

First recorded in 1400–50, neighborhood is from the late Middle English word neighborehode. See neighbor, -hood

Example Sentences

Bar Franca, a revamped downtown LA DJ bar, aims to revive the neighborhood’s struggling nightlife after pandemic shutdowns and closures.

From Los Angeles Times

Fliers placed around the neighborhood explain their use.

From Los Angeles Times

That plan includes investment income, when you will take Social Security, how much you need for housing in your chosen neighborhood and what, if anything, you will receive in a divorce settlement.

From MarketWatch

Allen, who represents the Palisades, said neighborhoods are being turned upside down by wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times

Cities such as Dubai and Riyadh -- long seen as insulated from the region's turmoil -- have been drawn into the crisis as the conflict spreads across Iran's neighborhood.

From Barron's

Related Words

• area
• block
• district
• parish
• part
• precinct
• region
• section
• street
• suburb
• territory
• zone