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.
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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
Example Sentences
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Prospective home buyers rely on a number of indicators to gauge prices, including how long nearby properties sit on the market and how many homes are for sale in their neighborhood.
The open seat covering some of the most reliably blue neighborhoods in the nation is close to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; some of the hopefuls weren’t even born when Nadler was first elected.
From Salon
She longed to return to the natural beauty and peace of the Upper Woodies, but it would be years before the neighborhood felt the same.
More than half of those who come looking for a lot see the hurdles of building in charred neighborhoods and decide to switch their focus to existing homes, she said.
From Los Angeles Times
The restaurant, Fair Oaks Burger, reopened an outdoor kitchen for residents and recovery workers just weeks after the fire and has become a lifeline for the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times
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