neighboring

[ney-ber-ing]

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adjective

situated or living near; adjacent: to visit the neighboring towns.

Origin of neighboring

First recorded in 1595–1605; neighbor + -ing²

neighbor

[ney-ber]

noun

a person who lives near another.
a person or thing that is near another.
one's fellow human being: to be generous toward one's less fortunate neighbors.
a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward his or her fellow humans: to be a neighbor to someone in distress.
(used as a term of address, especially as a friendly greeting to a stranger): Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?

adjective

situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.

verb (used with object)

to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on.
to place or bring near.

verb (used without object)

to live or be situated nearby.
to associate with or as if with one's neighbors; be neighborly or friendly (often followed by with).

Also especially British, neigh·bour.

Origin of neighbor

before 900; Middle English; Old English neahgebūr, nēahbūr (nēah nigh + (ge)būr farmer; see Boer, boor); akin to Dutch nabuur, German Nachbar, Old Norse nābūi

Related formsneigh·bor·less, adjective

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Related Words for neighboring

nearby, adjoining, bordering, close, near, abutting, beside

Examples from the Web for neighboring

Contemporary Examples of neighboring

Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers
Michael Schulson
July 27, 2016
Neighboring Guinea and Liberia, said WHO, were presenting evidence of a decrease in cases.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families
Abby Haglage
December 10, 2014
A plastic factory, a hardware supplier, and shipping–and-receiving giants like Fed-Ex and DHL are neighboring businesses.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama
Jeff Campagna
November 30, 2014
According to local lore a neighboring village called Pajaro Negro—Black Bird—supposedly was named after the planes.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution
Nina Lakhani
November 30, 2014
Her body, riddled with bullets, was found on the side of the road in the neighboring republic of Ingushetia.
The Kremlin’s Plan to Erase Russia’s Memory and Its Conscience
Anna Nemtsova
October 13, 2014

Historical Examples of neighboring

At this moment, the note of a bird sounded from the branch of a neighboring tree.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Jethro was a little older than she, the son of a minister in a neighboring town.
Tiverton Tales
Alice Brown
He found employment in the village and among the neighboring farmers.
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin
Whenever our country was at war with neighboring states, I refused no service.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various
But in a neighboring field she thought she found them again.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille
Emile Zola

Word Origin and History for neighboring

neighbor

Old English neahgebur (West Saxon), nehebur (Anglian) "neighbor," from neah "near" (see nigh) + gebur "dweller," related to bur "dwelling" (see bower). Common Germanic compound (cf. Old Saxon nabur, Middle Dutch naghebuur, Dutch (na)bur, Old High German nahgibur, Middle High German nachgebur, German Nachbar). Good neighbor policy attested by 1937, but good neighbor with reference to U.S. policy toward Latin America was used by 1928 by Herbert Hoover.

neighbor

1580s, from neighbor (n.). Related: Neighbored; neighboring.