neighborhood
Americannoun
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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.
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a district or locality, often with reference to its character or inhabitants.
a fashionable neighborhood; to move to a nicer neighborhood.
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a number of persons living near one another or in a particular locality.
The whole neighborhood was there.
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neighborly feeling or conduct.
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nearness; proximity.
to sense the neighborhood of trouble.
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Mathematics. an open set that contains a given point.
idioms
Etymology
Origin of neighborhood
First recorded in 1400–50, neighborhood is from the late Middle English word neighborehode. See neighbor, -hood
Explanation
Use the noun neighborhood when you're talking about a community within a town or city. Getting to know the people and places in your neighborhood can make you feel right at home in a city of millions. A neighborhood can be created by lines on a map that designate a district, or it can grow over time to become a neighborhood with a certain personality, based on who lives there. You can also use neighborhood to describe something nearby, like promising to visit a friend the next time you are in the neighborhood — or something that's approximate, like a restaurants whose burgers are in the neighborhood of ten dollars.
Vocabulary lists containing neighborhood
"Familiar Places"
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Cities and Towns
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Unit 20, Lessons 3–4
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Example Sentences
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Walking distance from Como Park is one of three locations of Bolé Ethiopian Cuisine, named after the neighborhood where its owners were born and raised.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
It also was the first time that a local charter organization accepted the mission of a neighborhood public school — taking in every student who showed up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
After lunch, take a leisurely lap around the water and enjoy another one of Minneapolis’ charming neighborhood green spaces.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The always-bustling neighborhood will turn up a notch when Ghanaians, Ivorians and Senegalese gather over jollof rice, tart bissap drinks made from hibiscus flowers and rich, shareable lamb and seafood dishes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Except she really just wants to practice for the upcoming Third of July neighborhood cookout.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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