- a variation of neighbor.
neighbour
Britishnoun
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a person who lives near or next to another
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a person or thing near or next to another
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( as modifier )
neighbour states
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verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of neighbour
Old English nēahbūr, from nēah nigh + būr, gebūr dweller; see boor
Example Sentences
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As Thomas Jefferson observed: “It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Karolina Urbanova had never heard of lumberjack sports until a new neighbour moved into her small Czech village and enlisted her help for events when she was a teenager.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Widdecombe's neighbour Susan Coysh told the BBC she is "devastated," describing her as "a character and a lovely lady".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But some experts say Rahman may still visit Delhi as India remains too important a neighbour - economically and strategically - for Dhaka to ignore.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
You told the truth to yourself, but you had no surety for your neighbour.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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