neighborhood

American  

[nay-ber-hood] / ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd /

noun

• neighborhoods
  plural

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.

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idioms

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

   She looks to be in the neighborhood of 70.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• neighborhoods
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of neighborhood

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

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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.

Example Sentences

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neighborhood neighborhoods

Thousands of people crowded Rio's affluent Barra da Tijuca neighborhood on Saturday as the presidential hopeful visited the house where his father recovered from a stabbing during his own campaign in 2018.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

By the time he died, it was worth about $850,000, mostly because it’s spacious and in a good neighborhood.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Brundo is asking $15 million for the property that spans more than an acre on the edge of Melrose Hill, a niche neighborhood at Melrose and Western avenues known for its trendy restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

He was born to Moroccan parents and raised in a rough neighborhood in Eilat, at Israel’s southern tip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Carlos seems to know everyone in the neighborhood and greets friends as they stroll past.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

The galleries are laid out irregularly, so walking through them is like exploring unfamiliar neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The 27-year-old NBA star is set to become one of the newest residents of Jean-Georges Miami Tropic Residences, a 49-story luxury condominium building located between Miami’s Design District and Midtown neighborhoods.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I felt like I had gone back in time. It was like those American suburban neighborhoods you see in movies — white picket fences, people walking their dogs. I knew we had to live there.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“The looting drew attention to a segment of the population—specifically young people from certain neighborhoods, some of whom are from immigrant backgrounds,” said Zulfikarpasic, the pollster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Nok's family moved to a bigger house in one of the West Side’s best neighborhoods.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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