neighboring

[ ney-ber-ing ]

/ ˈneɪ bər ɪŋ /

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adjective

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

Nearby words

nei mongol, neigh, neighbor, neighborhood, neighborhood watch, neighboring, neighborly, neighbour, neighbourhood, neighbourhood warden, neighbourhood watch

Origin of neighboring

First recorded in 1595–1605; neighbor + -ing²

Definition for neighboring (2 of 2)

neighbor

[ ney-ber ]

/ ˈneɪ bər /

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

Examples from the Web for neighboring

Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
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A plastic factory, a hardware supplier, and shipping–and-receiving giants like Fed-Ex and DHL are neighboring businesses.
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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|DAILY BEAST
Many in the neighboring North Caucasus republics say they envy Chechnya its strong leader.
Ramzan Kadyrov: The Man Between Putin and ISIS|Anna Nemtsova|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She lived in a neighboring village and seemed an ordinary woman.
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Gussie was then to be surrounded, hustled to a neighboring tree and tied to it.
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He has married the daughter of a neighboring clergyman, who is a judicious helper and contributes to the success of the school.
Hector's Inheritance|Horatio Alger
He called a meeting of the neighboring planters, and addressed them hotly on the delay of the governor in coming to their defence.
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Inquiring of a woman in a neighboring door-step, I was informed that the dealer had been arrested.
The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander|Frank R. Stockton
From the neighboring corner where Standish had stretched himself came a non-committal "Um."
Soldier Rigdale|Beulah Marie Dix

Word Origin and History for neighboring (1 of 2)

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.

Word Origin and History for neighboring (1 of 2)

neighbor

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

neighboring

adjective

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neighbor

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verb (used without object)

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