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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? Show More
situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations. Show More
to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on. to place or bring near. Show More
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 ). Show More
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 forms neigh·bor·less , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for neighbour Contemporary Examples of neighbour The fashionable lady, my neighbour , rose also, with graceful reserve.
And she was a regular visitor and supporter of her neighbour in the Oxfordshire countryside, David Cameron.
Her sister – and neighbour – Lolita Miraflorez, also lost her husband, as did dozens of other women.
Historical Examples of neighbour "Then come and dine here," said Dick, unable to refuse a neighbour hospitality.
The khan asserted his loyalty and that of his neighbour the Khan of Jar.
"A fiddle's great value," John's neighbour whispered to him.
"About ten thousand," his neighbour answered, glancing at him quizzically.
After the good-night to my neighbour , I tumbled into my straw and slept soundly, animal-like.
British Dictionary definitions for neighbour a person who lives near or next to another a person or thing near or next to another (as modifier ) neighbour states Show More
(when intr, often foll by on ) to be or live close (to a person or thing) Show More
Derived Forms neighbouring or US neighboring , adjective neighbourless or US neighborless , adjective Word Origin for neighbour Old English nēahbūr, from nēah nigh + būr, gebūr dweller; see boor
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Word Origin and History for neighbour chiefly British English spelling of neighbor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or .
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n. 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.
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v. 1580s, from neighbor (n.). Related: Neighbored ; neighboring .
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