neighbouring
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a word derived from
neighbour.
neighbournouna person who lives near or next to another
Example Sentences
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Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday defended the approach, saying the Southeast Asian nation "has done everything we can" to engage neighbouring Indonesia on the issue.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
With long school holidays, France's teachers have to squeeze their curriculum into 162 days per year, compared to 225 days in neighbouring Germany, according to the OECD.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Several countries have said they will seek to follow suit, including neighbouring New Zealand, the UK, France and Turkey.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Havering has been affected quite badly," PC Yoosef Outaleb tells us - partly because thieves use the back roads as a cut-through to neighbouring Essex.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
From the neighbouring room on the right the sister was whispering to inform Gregor: "Gregor, the manager is here."
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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