close-by
[ klohs-bahy ]
/ ˈkloʊsˈbaɪ /
adjective
nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of close-by
First recorded in 1620–30
Words nearby close-by
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Example sentences from the Web for close-by
In France, there is, in one of the close-by suburbs of Paris, a cemetery for dogs.
Is Life Worth Living Without Immortality?|M. M. MangasarianHe emerged upon an animated tableau of modern nymph and modish satyr in a close-by forest aisle.
The Landloper|Holman Day